bedraggle

bedraggle — 動詞

  • bedragglepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bedraggles3rd person singular
  • bedraggling-ing form
  • bedraggledpast simple

1. to leave a person or thing soaked and untidy, especially after rain, mud, or spr

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

淋濕弄髒

把東西弄得又濕又亂

to leave a person or thing soaked and untidy, especially after rain, mud, or spray

例句

A sudden bus splash bedraggled Sayaka's coat on her walk to school.

突如其來的公車水花把 Sayaka 的外套淋濕弄髒了，她走去學校時一路都很狼狽。

road spray + bedraggle + clothing

By noon, the rain had bedraggled the market banners above the square.

到了中午，雨水已把廣場上方的市場布旗淋得又濕又亂。

weather as the subject causing a soaked, untidy result

常見搭配
  • bedraggle someone's coat
  • bedraggle someone's hair
  • bedraggle the hem of a dress
同義詞
  • soak

    the broad everyday verb for making something very wet, without the extra idea of untidiness

  • drench

    strongly suggests complete wetness, but not necessarily the messy or dirty look

  • spatter

    usually means drops hit a surface; it is weaker and often does not leave something thoroughly wet

文法句型

bedraggle + object

rain/mud/spray + bedraggle + object

用法筆記

Usually describes clothes, hair, paper, or similar things left wet and messy by rain, mud, or spray. The verb is uncommon and slightly literary; everyday English often prefers 'soak' or 'drench'.

常見錯誤

The chef bedraggled the onions in oil.
The chef soaked the onions in oil.
'bedraggle' is used for things made wet and messy by rain, mud, or similar conditions, not ordinary cooking.
The exam bedraggled me by noon.
The exam exhausted me by noon.
'bedraggle' describes something becoming soaked and untidy, not mentally tired.

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