streaky

/'stri:ki/

Thân thiện

The artist paints a streaky blue sky with broad, uneven brushstrokes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Marked with streaks: Having long, thin lines, bands, or marks of a different color or texture.
   • Inconsistent or variable: Characterized by uneven performance or quality; alternating between good and bad periods.

Usage

• The primary meaning describes a visual pattern of lines or bands.
• The secondary meaning is often used in informal contexts, especially in sports and performance, to describe inconsistency.

Examples

• Visual Pattern:
  • The artist created a streaky effect by dragging a dry brush across the canvas.
  • I couldn't get a smooth finish; the paint job looks streaky.
• Inconsistent Performance:
  • The team has been streaky this season, winning five in a row and then losing four.
  • He's a streaky hitter who can be unstoppable for a week and then go into a slump.

Advanced Usage

• "Streaky bacon": A common culinary term for bacon with alternating layers of lean meat and fat, creating a striped appearance when raw.
  • I prefer streaky bacon for frying because the fat renders and makes it crispy.

Variants and Related Words

• Streak (noun/verb): A long, thin line or mark; a period of consistent behavior (e.g., a winning streak).
• Streaked (adjective): Similar to "streaky," meaning marked with streaks.

Synonyms

• Striped: Marked with bands (though "striped" often implies more regular, parallel lines).
• Banded: Having bands.
• Inconsistent: Not consistent in performance or quality.
• Variable: Liable to change; not constant.

Antonyms

• Solid: Of one uniform color or texture.
• Consistent: Acting or done in the same way over time.
• Even: Regular and uniform.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "On a hot streak" / "On a cold streak": These phrases use the related noun "streak" to describe periods of sustained success or failure, respectively. They relate to the "inconsistent" sense of .
  • The investor was on a hot streak, picking successful stocks for months.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
   • streaked hair
   • fat legs and dirty streaky faces

Từ đồng nghĩa

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