unmade

/ˌʌnˈmeɪd/ (UK) · /ˌʌnˈmeɪd/ (US)

unmade — adjective

  • unmadepositive
  • more unmadecomparative
  • most unmadesuperlative

1. describing a bed whose sheets and blankets have not been straightened after some

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a bed whose sheets and blankets have not been straightened after someone slept in it

例句

Theo left his bed unmade before rushing downstairs for the school bus.

pattern: leave + bed + unmade

After the guests arrived early, Meera apologized for the unmade bed upstairs.

attributive use: an unmade bed

同義詞
  • messy

    broader word that can describe a whole room, not only a bed

  • rumpled

    focuses on wrinkled sheets or blankets rather than the whole bed being left undone

  • untidy

    general word for not neat; less specific than unmade

反義詞
  • made

    the standard opposite for a bed that has been arranged neatly

  • tidy

    broader opposite describing a neat appearance

文法句型

be unmade

leave the bed unmade

an unmade bed

用法筆記

Usually describes a bed, either after be or after leave. For a whole room, desk, or table, messy or untidy is more natural.

常見錯誤

❌The room is unmade.
✅The bed is unmade.
💡Unmade is normally used for a bed, not for an entire room.
❌The bed is not make yet.
✅The bed is still unmade.
💡Use the adjective unmade, not an unfinished verb form.