时间: 2025-04-26 08:50:06
美: [ˈdɝtɪ]
英: ['dɜːtɪ]
adj. 下流的,卑鄙的;肮脏的;恶劣的;暗淡的
vt. 弄脏
vi. 变脏
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 08:50:06
词源分析:
"Dirty" 源自古英语 “dirt” (污垢,泥土),其词根可以追溯到德语 "dirt" 和古法语 "dirtier",表示与清洁相反的状态。
历史背景:
"Dirty" 在英语中的首次使用可追溯到14世纪,常用于描述物体的清洁程度。
课本:
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
在法律领域,“dirty”可能用来描述非法行为,如“dirty money”(黑钱),表示与犯罪活动相关的资金。
The kitchen is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
厨房很脏,需要清理。
He made a dirty joke that offended many people.
他开了个低俗的笑话,冒犯了很多人。
The dirty water from the river cannot be used for drinking.
河里的脏水不能用来喝。
She was wearing a dirty dress after playing in the mud.
她在泥地里玩后穿着一条脏裙子。
The politician was accused of dirty politics during the campaign.
这位政治家在竞选期间被指控从事肮脏的政治活动。
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反义词:
通过以上分析,"dirty" 这一单词在日常生活和各个场合中都非常常见,理解其含义和用法对于提高英语水平非常有帮助。
[ADJ] If something is dirty, it is marked or covered with stains, spots, or mud, and needs to be cleaned. 肮脏的
例:She still did not like the woman who had dirty fingernails.她仍然不喜欢那个手指甲很脏的女人。
[[表不满]] If you describe an action as dirty, you disapprove of it and consider it unfair, immoral, or dishonest. 卑鄙的
例:The gunman had been hired by a rival Mafia family to do the dirty deed.该杀手被敌对的黑手党家族雇来干这件卑鄙的勾当。
[[ADV after v]] Dirty is also an adverb. 卑鄙地
例:Jim Browne is the kind of fellow who can fight dirty, but make you like it.吉姆·布朗是那种可以卑鄙地和人争斗,却又能让你喜欢他的那种人。
[ADJ] If you describe something such as a joke, a book, or someone's language as dirty, you mean that it refers to sex in a way that some people find offensive. 下流的
例:He laughed at their dirty jokes and sang their raucous ballads.他听了他们的黄色笑话而发笑,又唱着他们吵闹的民谣。
[[ADV after v]] Dirty is also an adverb. 下流地
例:I'm often asked whether the men talk dirty to me. The answer is no.经常有人问我那些男人是否跟我说过下流话,我的回答是没有。
[V-T] To dirty something means to cause it to become dirty. 把…弄脏
例:He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats.他担心狗毛会把座椅弄脏。
[[非正式]] If someone gives you a dirty look, they look at you in a way which shows that they are angry with you. 怒视
例:Jack was being a real pain. Michael gave him a dirty look and walked out.杰克真是个讨厌的人。迈克尔厌恶地看了他一眼,然后走了出去。
[PHRASE] To do someone's dirty work means to do a task for them that is dishonest or unpleasant and which they do not want to do themselves. 替…干卑鄙的勾当; 为…干难对付的活
例:As a member of an elite army hit squad, the army would send us out to do their dirty work for them.身为精锐突击队的成员,部队会派我们去执行艰难的任务。
[PHRASE] If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with. 非常难听的词; 禁忌字眼
例:Marketing became a dirty word at the company.“营销”成了该公司的禁忌字眼。
[[表不满]] If you say that someone airs their dirty laundry in public, you disapprove of their discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people. There are several other forms of this expression, for example wash your dirty linen in public, or wash your dirty laundry in public. 家丑外扬
例:The captain refuses to air the team's dirty laundry in public.队长拒绝把球队的丑事暴露在公众面前。