sloppy
gb/slˈɑpi/ us/slˈɑpi/
B1
Английский
rendetlen, slampos, hanyag, felületes, összecsapott, híg, latyakos, összeszedetlen, szétesett, érzelgős, szentimentális
B1
1
Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
My desk is sloppy today.
Ma rendetlen az íróasztalom.
Your room looks sloppy.
Rendetlennek tűnik a szobád.
Частая ошибка:
Don’t use sloppy to mean only 'dirty'; it often means 'untidy' or 'not neat' even if something is clean.
Значение
messy and not neat
Коллокации
sloppy room
|sloppy desk
|sloppy appearance
|sloppy clothes
|sloppy hair
|sloppy kitchen
|sloppy eater
|sloppy table
|sloppy handwriting
|sloppy pile
Синонимы
messy (More general and very common; less judgmental than sloppy.)
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untidy (Often focuses on things not being arranged neatly.)
Антонимы
neat (Clean and well arranged.)
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tidy (Organized and in order.)
Темы
daily_life
|appearance
|home
Определение
Messy and not clean or neat.
Not neat or tidy; messy in appearance or arrangement.
B2
2
Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
Please don’t do sloppy work.
Kérlek, ne végezz hanyag munkát.
This report is sloppy.
Ez a jelentés összecsapott.
Частая ошибка:
Sloppy describes the quality of the work (careless), not the difficulty of the task.
Значение
careless and not accurate
Коллокации
sloppy work
|sloppy mistake
|sloppy editing
|sloppy reporting
|sloppy research
|sloppy analysis
|sloppy thinking
|sloppy calculations
|sloppy reasoning
|sloppy coding
Синонимы
careless (Directly means not paying attention; slightly less vivid than sloppy.)
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hasty (Suggests being too fast, which can cause mistakes.)
Антонимы
careful (Done with attention and caution.)
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meticulous (Extremely careful about small details.)
Темы
work
|education
|business
|communication
Определение
Not careful; full of mistakes.
Done carelessly, with little attention to detail; showing poor quality or accuracy.
B2
3
Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
The ground is sloppy after rain.
Eső után latyakos a talaj.
The sauce is too sloppy.
Túl híg a szósz.
Значение
too wet or runny
Коллокации
sloppy mud
|sloppy mixture
|sloppy sauce
|sloppy paste
|sloppy batter
|sloppy snow
|sloppy ground
|sloppy stew
|sloppy filling
|sloppy dough
Синонимы
runny (Often used for liquids like sauce, eggs, or paint.)
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watery (Suggests too much water and weak flavor/strength.)
Антонимы
thick (Less liquid; more dense.)
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firm (Holds its shape and isn’t soft or runny.)
Темы
food
|cooking
|materials
|daily_life
Определение
Too wet and not firm.
Very wet, soft, or runny in texture; lacking firmness.
B2
INFORMAL
4
szétesett
B2
Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
He gets sloppy when he is tired.
Fáradtan összeszedetlenné válik.
They played sloppy today.
Ma összeszedetlenül játszottak.
Частая ошибка:
This sense is about behavior (often from alcohol or fatigue), not just a messy place.
Значение
uncontrolled or uncoordinated behavior
Коллокации
sloppy drunk
|sloppy behavior
|sloppy with money
|sloppy when tired
|get sloppy
|sloppy movements
|sloppy fighting
|sloppy driving
|sloppy performance
|sloppy play
Синонимы
clumsy (Focuses on poor coordination, not necessarily carelessness.)
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unsteady (Often implies swaying or trouble standing/walking.)
Антонимы
controlled (Shows self-discipline and steadiness.)
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steady (Not wobbling; coordinated.)
Темы
people
|health
|behavior
Определение
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
Модель употребления:
[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.
Значение
overly sentimental and uncritical
Коллокации
sloppy sentimentality
|sloppy romanticism
|sloppy emotions
|sloppy nostalgia
|sloppy writing
Синонимы
mawkish (Stronger and more critical; suggests unpleasant sweetness.)
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sappy (More informal; often used for romantic or emotional content.)
Антонимы
restrained (Emotion is controlled and measured.)
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clear-eyed (Realistic and not overly emotional.)
Темы
emotions
|communication
|literature
Определение
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.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
sloppy
IPA
GB/slˈɑpi/
US/slˈɑpi/
Слоги и ударение
sloppy (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (sloppy)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: sloppy
- Comparative: sloppier
- Superlative: sloppiest
Выражения
sloppy joe
1/slˈɑpi d͡ʒˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
meat sandwich in sauce
A hot sandwich with meat in a sauce.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.'