"rough, coarse, unkempt," 1590s, from shag (n.) + -y (2). Related: Shaggily; shagginess. Earlier was shagged, from Old English sceacgede "hairy;" compare Old Norse skeggjaer, Danish sk?gget "bearded." The shaggy-dog story as a type of joke is attested from 1944, perhaps from vaudeville.
雙語例句
1. He had thick brown hair and shaggy brows.
他一頭濃密的棕色頭發(fā)，眉毛亂糟糟的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Tim has longish, shaggy hair.
蒂姆留著蓬亂的長發(fā)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a shaggy mane of hair
一頭蓬亂的長發(fā)
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.