dirt·y1 /ˈdɜːti $ ˈdɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp dirtier, superlativesupl dirtiest)1
not clean 不幹淨DIRTY covered in or marked by an unwanted substance 肮髒的,有灰塵的 OPP cleana stack of dirty dishes in the sink 洗滌槽裏的一堆髒碟子
How did you get so dirty? 你怎麽會弄得這麽髒?
dirty clothes/washing/laundryShe circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes. 她在卧室裏轉了一圈,把髒衣服收拾起來。
2 sex 色情SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH relating to sex, in a way that is considered immoral or unpleasant 下流的,黃色的,色情的,猥亵的kids telling dirty jokes 講着下流笑話的年輕人
She looked at me as if I had said a dirty word. 她看我的樣子,就像我說了句髒話似的。
have a dirty mind British EnglishBrE (=think about sex a lot) 滿腦子下流事
dirty weekend British EnglishBrE (=a weekend when a man and woman who are not married to each other go away to have sex) 風流周末〔指非夫妻關系的男女周末外出厮混〕
3 bad/immoral 壞的/不道德的BAD used to emphasize that you think someone or something is bad, dishonest, or immoral 卑鄙的,不道德的You’re a dirty liar! 你這個下賤的騙子!
you and your dirty little deals 你和你那些肮髒的交易
do the dirty on somebody British EnglishBrE (=treat someone in a way that is unfair or dishonest) 耍弄某人;虧待某人
What a dirty trick! 多麽卑鄙的伎倆!
4 something is a dirty word BADif something is a dirty word, people believe it is a bad thing even if they do not know or think much about it 某個詞是忌諱 SYN swear word‘Liberal’ has somehow become a dirty word in America. “自由” 一詞不知怎麽的在美國變成了犯忌的字眼。
5 give somebody a dirty look DISAPPROVEto look at someone in a very disapproving way 厭惡地看某人一眼Susan gave her brother a dirty look. 蘇珊狠狠地瞪了弟弟一眼。
give somebody a dirty look• Amy kept crying, and everybody was giving us dirty looks.• Frank turned round and gave me a really dirty look.• My aunt's friends always used to give me dirty looks when I brought my kids over, because they knew I wasn't married. 7 wash your dirty linen/laundry (also air your dirty laundry American English) to discuss something embarrassing or bad about yourself where everyone can see, know, or hear 把醜事外揚,使醜事公開The divorce has meant airing their dirty laundry in court. 離婚意味着要在法庭上公開他們的家醜。
8 do somebody’s dirty work UNPLEASANTDISHONESTto do an unpleasant or dishonest action for someone, so that they do not have to do it themselves 替某人幹他不願幹的工作[卑鄙的事]I’m not talking to him; you do your own dirty work! 我可不去跟他說,這種爛事你自己去做!
do somebody’s dirty work• Tell Fran I'm not going to do her dirty work for her.• Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming. 9. it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do itbut someone has to do it it’s a dirty job used to say that something is unpleasant to do, but that it is necessary – often used humorously 事情是很討厭,但總得有人去幹〔常爲幽默用法〕 10. drugs 毒品MDD American EnglishAmE informal containing or possessing illegal drugs 含有[擁有]毒品的 12 sport 體育運動 a dirty sports event is one in which people competing in the event have illegally used drugs to improve their performance 運動員使用禁藥的Many people think that the race has been a dirty event for years. 很多人認爲多年來這項比賽中的運動員都使用禁藥。
—dirtily adverbadv
THESAURUSdirty not clean 肮髒的His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands. 他穿着邋遢,兩只手很髒。
filthy very dirty 極髒的Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness. 每年,不潔淨的水引發數百萬人生病。
muddy covered with mud 沾滿泥的,泥濘的It had been raining hard and the path was muddy. 下了很大的雨,小路很泥濘。
dusty covered with dust 布滿灰塵的the dusty shelves in the attic 閣樓上布滿灰塵的擱架
greasy covered with oil or grease 沾滿油污的;油膩的Greasy food is bad for your health. 油膩的食物有害健康。
grubby (also mucky British EnglishBrE) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed 肮髒的,邋遢的He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt. 他穿着一件邋遢的白T恤。
grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time 積滿灰塵的I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train. 火車車窗上積滿灰塵,我看不清楚外面。
dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings 〔房間或建築〕陰暗而肮髒的We worked in a dingy little office behind the station. 我們在車站後面一間又暗又髒的小辦公室裏上班。
polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty 〔土地、水或空氣〕被污染的85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air. 的城市居民呼吸着嚴重污染的空氣。
contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria 〔被危險物質或細菌〕污染的The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food. 這種病毒主要通過受污染的食物傳播。
squalid /ˈskwɒləd $ ˈskwɑː-/ formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives 〔某人居住的地方或環境〕非常肮髒的People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation. 人們住在肮髒的環境裏,沒有足夠的水,也沒有衛生設備。
unhygienic /ʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals 〔尤指廚房、餐廳和醫院的環境〕不衛生的The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions. 這些食物是在不衛生的環境下制成的。
unsanitary (also insanitary British EnglishBrE) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste 〔尤因廢物處理不善而〕不衛生的,衛生條件差的People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes. 住房過度擁擠,衛生條件惡劣,民衆的健康正在遭受威脅。
They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions. 他們在髒亂的環境裏長時間工作。
soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body 〔尤指被排洩物弄髒而〕污穢的Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible. 尿布髒了要盡快更換。