streaky
streaky — 形容詞
- streakypositive
- streakiercomparative
- streakiestsuperlative
1. Used of a surface where thin marks of a second colour run across it in an uneven
有條紋的
表面有不同顏色長條紋的
Used of a surface where thin marks of a second colour run across it in an uneven way, so that the surface does not look smooth or clean.
The bathroom mirror looked streaky after the cleaner wiped it with a damp cloth.
清潔人員用濕布擦拭後，浴室鏡子看起來一道一道的。
pattern: look streaky (visual appearance after poor cleaning)
After the shop assistant scrubbed the window, a streaky mark remained near the top corner.
店員擦過窗戶後，靠近頂角處還留有一道條紋狀的痕跡。
The painter used a roller to avoid a streaky finish on the bedroom wall.
油漆工用滾筒來避免臥室牆壁留下不均勻的條紋。
collocation: streaky finish (uneven paint surface)
That stray cat has streaky patches of white and orange in its fur.
那隻流浪貓的毛皮上有白色和橘色相間的條紋區塊。
Sunlight through the streaky glass of the old shop door made soft patterns on the floor.
陽光透過老店鋪門上帶有紋路的玻璃，在地板上投射出柔和的圖案。
pattern: streaky + noun describing an imperfect surface
- streaky bacon
- streaky finish
- streaky glass
- streaky marks
- streaky patches
- streaky mirror
- striped
suggests deliberate, neat parallel lines (a striped shirt), while streaky suggests irregular, often unwanted marks
- lined
more neutral and general; can describe paper or skin without implying unevenness
- veined
used for thin, branching lines like blood vessels or leaf veins; narrower in scope
- marbled
swirled patterns like marble stone, typically more decorative than streaky
用法筆記
Often used to describe things that do not look clean or well-made because of uneven lines — for example, a window that has been wiped badly, or paint that has been applied carelessly.