sloppiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈslɒp.i.nəs/ us/ˈslɑː.pi.nəs/
(CARELESSNESS)
disapproving懒散
a lack of care or effort
The work has been criticized for sloppiness and errors. 这功课因潦草和错漏百出而被批评。
There was a general sloppiness in the way the business was run. 总得来说，这家公司的管理很松散。
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- There is no evidence of particular sloppiness by the airport security.
- The chef saw so much sloppiness in the kitchen that he flew into one of his rages.
- He passed the ball with an alarming sloppiness.
(LOOSENESS)
邋遢;衣着宽松不合身
(of clothes) the quality of being untidy and too big or loose
The jacket seemed a bit big but I love its comfortable sloppiness. 这件夹克看起来有点大，但我喜欢它舒适的宽松。
You may need to speak to her about the sloppiness of her appearance. 你可能需要和她谈谈，外表不要弄得太邋遢。
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- While disapproving of the sloppiness of his clothes, she envied him his ease.
- There's a funny sloppiness that occurs in many a mom's wardrobe.
(WET)
informal disapproving过稀的状态
the state of being too liquid, often in an unpleasant way
Serve with bread to scoop up all that delicious sloppiness. 伴有面包，可将美味的稀汁抹个干净。
I forgot to mention the sloppiness of the chocolate pots. They were a mess. 我忘了说罐子里的巧克力太稀了，乱糟糟的。
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- I add extra sauce, and the kids love the sloppiness of this dish.
- The individual ingredients were lost in the overall sloppiness of the burger.
- The problem was not really the food itself, but more the sloppiness of the food.
(SILLY)
informal disapproving庸俗伤感
the quality of being silly or too emotional
I think too much sloppiness on a first date can be claustrophobic. 我认为第一次约会时表现得太庸俗伤感会让人产生挤迫感。
See: sloppy
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- He cast a look of such simpering sloppiness at his wife it would have made a cat sick.
- There was none of the sentimental sloppiness about her that had been so noticeable before.
- He didn't like my emotional sloppiness, even though he himself sometimes became sentimental.