dirty
- adj. 下流的,卑鄙的;肮脏的;恶劣的;暗淡的
- vt. 弄脏
- vi. 变脏
词态变化
英英释意
- 1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty;
- "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
英文词源
- dirty (adj.)
- c. 1500, from dirt + -y (2). Earlier dritty (late 14c.). Meaning "smutty, morally unclean" is from 1590s. Of colors, from 1690s. Dirty linen "personal or familial secrets" is first recorded 1860s. Dirty work in the figurative sense is from 1764; dirty trick is from 1670s. The dirty look someone gives you is from 1928; dirty old man "superannuated lecher" is from 1932. Related: dirtiness.
- dirty (v.)
- 1590s, from dirty (adj.). Related: Dirtied; dirtying.
同义词辨析
dirty, foul, nasty
这些形容词均有"脏的,污秽的"之意。
dirty: 普通用词,泛指被玷污或弄脏。
foul: 指由于腐烂、恶臭等造成的不干净,令人恶心。
nasty: 主要指特别讲究清洁的人感到讨厌的东西。
考试真题
- Pleasure is not a dirty word.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
- Her household bills piled up, along with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughters before she realized she had a problem.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文
- It used to be dirty and disorderly.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- "Pleasure" is not a dirty word.
2015年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- It depends on just how many bacteria can make it from floor to food in a few seconds and just how dirty the floor is.
2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
- pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban nuisance but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans.
2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
- Banks can save a lot of money and avoid headaches by moving to a cash-free system, and they can also avoid bank robberies, theft, and dirty money.
2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
- And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes.
2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable.
2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- The Boyle Family, on the other hand, stand for its dirty, urban aspect.
2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- There are fundamental public health problems, like dirty hands instead of a soap habit, that remain killers only because we can't figure out how to change people's habits.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
the dirty end of the stick
(informal, chiefly Brit.)the difficult or unpleasant part of a task or situation
(非正式,主英)(任务或形势)困难(或讨厌)的部分
do the dirty on someone
(Brit. informal)cheat or betray someone
(英,非正式)欺骗;背叛(某人)
get one's hands dirty (或 dirty one's hands)
do manual, menial, or other hard work
干体力活,干粗活,干重活
unlike most chairmen, he gets his hands dirty working alongside the other managers.
和大多数董事长不同,他不辞辛劳,和其他经理们一起干活。
play dirty
(informal)act in a dishonest or unfair way
(非正式)做事不诚实(或不公平)
talk dirty
(informal)speak about sex in a way considered to be coarse or obscene
(非正式)讲下流话
wash one's dirty linen in public
实用场景例句
- a dirty brown carpet
- 暗褐色的地毯
牛津词典
- Profit is not a dirty word around here.
- 在这里,赢利不是一个犯忌的字眼。
牛津词典
- I'd never do the dirty on my friends.
- 我决不出卖朋友。
牛津词典
- When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.
- 我转过身来,他用一支老大的枪对准我。
牛津词典
- dirty hands/clothes
- 脏手 / 衣服
牛津词典
- a dirty mark
- 污迹
牛津词典
- Try not to get too dirty!
- 别把身上弄得太脏!
牛津词典
- I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty) .
- 让我干的都是些脏活。
牛津词典
- a dirty joke/book
- 下流的笑话;黄色的书
牛津词典
- He's got a dirty mind (= he often thinks about sex) .
- 他满脑子下流事儿。
牛津词典
- a dirty lie
- 卑鄙的谎言
牛津词典
- She's a dirty player.
- 她是个没有体育道德的运动员。
牛津词典
- He's a great man for doing the dirty jobs (= jobs which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or mean to people) .
- 他这个人最会干伤天害理的事。
牛津词典
- As a member of an elite army hit squad, the army would send us out to do their dirty work for them.
- 作为特工小分队的一员,部队总会派我们去做他们不愿做的事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Marketing became a dirty word at the company.
- 市场营销成了公司里一个很令人讨厌的字眼。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing...
- 前海军官员们自揭伤疤的做法显然非常令人尴尬。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We shouldn't wash our dirty laundry in public and if I was in his position, I'd say nothing at all.
- 家丑不宜外扬,如果我是他的话,我就什么也不说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Michael gave him a dirty look and walked out.
- 迈克尔狠狠地瞪了他一眼然后走开了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was always trying it on. But now he's 71, it's causing problems. He's just a dirty old man.
- 他以前总想乱来。但现在他已 71 岁,有些力不从心了。不过是个老色鬼罢了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You dirty liar.
- 你这个可恶的骗子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She still did not like the woman who had dirty fingernails...
- 她还是不喜欢那个指甲脏脏的女子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The dress had been brightly coloured, but it was stained and dirty now.
- 那件连衣裙原来色彩非常鲜艳,不过现在有污渍变脏了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats...
- 他担心狗毛弄脏了座位。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- With poor quality tapes you could also risk dirtying the heads on your video recorder.
- 使用劣质磁带还有可能会污损你的录像机磁头。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The gunman had been hired by a rival Mafia family to do the dirty deed.
- 一个敌对的黑手党家族雇用了那个枪手来实施这一卑劣行动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They told dirty jokes and sang raucous ballads...
- 他们说着荤段子,哼着不着调的小曲儿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Of course lots of kids read dirty books in their rooms and hide them under the mattress.
- 当然很多孩子在他们的房间里看黄书,而且会把它们藏在床垫子底下。
柯林斯高阶英语词典