sloppy
gb/slˈɑpi/ us/slˈɑpi/
B1
Αγγλικά
rendetlen, slampos, hanyag, felületes, összecsapott, híg, latyakos, összeszedetlen, szétesett, érzelgős, szentimentális
B1
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a sloppy room/desk/appearance]
His bedroom was so sloppy that you could barely see the floor.
Olyan rendetlen volt a hálószobája, hogy alig lehetett látni a padlót.
She showed up in a sloppy sweatshirt and wrinkled jeans.
Egy slampos pulóverben és gyűrött farmerben jelent meg.
The kitchen looked sloppy after the party.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
My desk is sloppy today.
Ma rendetlen az íróasztalom.
Your room looks sloppy.
Rendetlennek tűnik a szobád.
Συχνό λάθος:
Don’t use sloppy to mean only 'dirty'; it often means 'untidy' or 'not neat' even if something is clean.
Σημασία
messy and not neat
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sloppy room
|sloppy desk
|sloppy appearance
|sloppy clothes
|sloppy hair
|sloppy kitchen
|sloppy eater
|sloppy table
|sloppy handwriting
|sloppy pile
Συνώνυμα
messy (More general and very common; less judgmental than sloppy.)
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untidy (Often focuses on things not being arranged neatly.)
Αντώνυμα
neat (Clean and well arranged.)
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tidy (Organized and in order.)
Θέματα
daily_life
|appearance
|home
Ορισμός
Messy and not clean or neat.
Not neat or tidy; messy in appearance or arrangement.
B2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[sloppy work/research/reporting/thinking]
The article was full of sloppy errors that should have been caught in editing.
A cikk tele volt hanyagságból elkövetett hibákkal, amelyeket szerkesztéskor ki kellett volna szűrni.
His sloppy calculations cost the team a lot of time.
Hanyag számításai sok időveszteséget okoztak a csapatnak.
We can’t base decisions on such sloppy research.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Please don’t do sloppy work.
Kérlek, ne végezz hanyag munkát.
This report is sloppy.
Ez a jelentés összecsapott.
Συχνό λάθος:
Sloppy describes the quality of the work (careless), not the difficulty of the task.
Σημασία
careless and not accurate
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sloppy work
|sloppy mistake
|sloppy editing
|sloppy reporting
|sloppy research
|sloppy analysis
|sloppy thinking
|sloppy calculations
|sloppy reasoning
|sloppy coding
Συνώνυμα
careless (Directly means not paying attention; slightly less vivid than sloppy.)
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hasty (Suggests being too fast, which can cause mistakes.)
Αντώνυμα
careful (Done with attention and caution.)
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meticulous (Extremely careful about small details.)
Θέματα
work
|education
|business
|communication
Ορισμός
Not careful; full of mistakes.
Done carelessly, with little attention to detail; showing poor quality or accuracy.
B2
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a sloppy mixture/mud/sauce]
Add a little more flour if the batter is too sloppy.
Adj hozzá még egy kis lisztet, ha túl híg a tészta.
The trail was sloppy after two days of rain.
Két nap eső után az ösvény latyakos volt.
I like the sauce thick, not sloppy and runny.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The ground is sloppy after rain.
Eső után latyakos a talaj.
The sauce is too sloppy.
Túl híg a szósz.
Σημασία
too wet or runny
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sloppy mud
|sloppy mixture
|sloppy sauce
|sloppy paste
|sloppy batter
|sloppy snow
|sloppy ground
|sloppy stew
|sloppy filling
|sloppy dough
Συνώνυμα
runny (Often used for liquids like sauce, eggs, or paint.)
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watery (Suggests too much water and weak flavor/strength.)
Αντώνυμα
thick (Less liquid; more dense.)
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firm (Holds its shape and isn’t soft or runny.)
Θέματα
food
|cooking
|materials
|daily_life
Ορισμός
Too wet and not firm.
Very wet, soft, or runny in texture; lacking firmness.
B2
INFORMAL
4
szétesett
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[sloppy when drunk/tired] ; [get sloppy]
By the end of the night he was getting sloppy and loud.
Az este végére kezdett szétesni és hangoskodni.
The team looked sloppy in the second half, missing easy passes.
A második félidőben a csapat összeszedetlennek tűnt, és könnyű passzokat is elrontott.
After three hours of sleep, my movements felt sloppy and slow.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He gets sloppy when he is tired.
Fáradtan összeszedetlenné válik.
They played sloppy today.
Ma összeszedetlenül játszottak.
Συχνό λάθος:
This sense is about behavior (often from alcohol or fatigue), not just a messy place.
Σημασία
uncontrolled or uncoordinated behavior
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sloppy drunk
|sloppy behavior
|sloppy with money
|sloppy when tired
|get sloppy
|sloppy movements
|sloppy fighting
|sloppy driving
|sloppy performance
|sloppy play
Συνώνυμα
clumsy (Focuses on poor coordination, not necessarily carelessness.)
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unsteady (Often implies swaying or trouble standing/walking.)
Αντώνυμα
controlled (Shows self-discipline and steadiness.)
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steady (Not wobbling; coordinated.)
Θέματα
people
|health
|behavior
Ορισμός
Not in control; moving or acting in a messy way.
Showing a lack of control, coordination, or self-discipline, often due to tiredness, alcohol, or carelessness.
C1
FORMAL
5
érzelgős
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[sloppy sentimentality] ; [a sloppy romantic scene]
The film avoids sloppy sentimentality and lets the story speak for itself.
A film elkerüli az olcsó érzelgősséget, és hagyja, hogy a történet önmagáért beszéljen.
His speech slipped into sloppy nostalgia instead of addressing the problem.
A beszéde a probléma tárgyalása helyett érzelgős nosztalgiázásba csúszott át.
The review criticized the novel for its sloppy romanticism.
Σημασία
overly sentimental and uncritical
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sloppy sentimentality
|sloppy romanticism
|sloppy emotions
|sloppy nostalgia
|sloppy writing
Συνώνυμα
mawkish (Stronger and more critical; suggests unpleasant sweetness.)
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sappy (More informal; often used for romantic or emotional content.)
Αντώνυμα
restrained (Emotion is controlled and measured.)
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clear-eyed (Realistic and not overly emotional.)
Θέματα
emotions
|communication
|literature
Ορισμός
Too emotional in a way that feels weak or unclear.
Excessively emotional or sentimental in a way that seems weak, unclear, or not thoughtfully expressed.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
sloppy
IPA
GB/slˈɑpi/
US/slˈɑpi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
sloppy (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (sloppy)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: sloppy
- Comparative: sloppier
- Superlative: sloppiest
Εκφράσεις
sloppy joe
1/slˈɑpi d͡ʒˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
meat sandwich in sauce
A hot sandwich with meat in a sauce.
Παραδείγματα
- We had sloppy Joes for dinner with coleslaw.
- She made a big pot of sloppy Joe filling for the party.
- The cafeteria served sloppy Joes on Fridays.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I ate a sloppy Joe.
- Let’s make sloppy Joes tonight.
sloppy kiss
1/slˈɑpi kˈɪs/
fixed phrase
informal
very wet kiss
A kiss that is too wet.
Παραδείγματα
- He leaned in for a sloppy kiss, and she turned her face away.
- The dog greeted me with a sloppy kiss on the cheek.
- Their first kiss was a bit sloppy, but they laughed about it.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The dog gave me a sloppy kiss.
sloppy seconds
1/slˈɑpi sˈɛkəndz/
idiom
slang
something rejected by others
A rude phrase for someone another person already had first.
Παραδείγματα
- He made a nasty comment about not wanting to be anyone’s sloppy seconds.
- Calling someone 'sloppy seconds' is disrespectful and insulting.
- She shut down the conversation when he used the phrase 'sloppy seconds.'