dirty
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1
(a) not clean; covered with dirt 肮脏的; 龌龊的; 污秽的; 有尘垢的
dirty hands, clothes, floors 脏的手、 衣服、 地板.
(b) causing one to be dirty 将人弄脏的
a dirty job 肮脏的工作 * dirty work 脏活.
2 (of the weather) rough; stormy (指天气)恶劣的, 糟糕的; 风雨交加的
I'm glad I don't have to go out on such a dirty night. 我庆幸自己不必在天气这样恶劣的夜晚外出.
3 [attrib 作定语]
(of colours) not bright or clear (指颜色)不鲜艳的, 暗淡的
a dirty brown sofa 暗褐色的沙发.
4 obscene 下流的; 黄色的: dirty book, joke, etc 下流的书、 笑话等
You've got a dirty mind, ie You have impure thoughts. 你满脑子下流事.
5 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(infml 口) unfair; underhand 不公正的; 卑劣的; 不光明正大的; 阴险的
That's a dirty lie! 胡说八道!
You dirty rat! How could you do a thing like that? 你这个不要脸的东西, 这种事你都做得出?
That was a mean and dirty thing to do! 做出那种事真够卑鄙无耻的!
6 (idm 习语) a dirty old man (infml 口) older man who takes an unhealthy interest in sex, or in young girls as sexually attractive 老色鬼; 老淫棍. a dirty weekend (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) weekend spent intimately (and often illicitly) with a sexual partner 风流的周末(与性伴侣厮混). (be) a dirty `word thing or idea that is disliked or not respected 不喜欢的或不正经的事物或想法
My children think that work is a dirty word! 我的孩子都觉得工作顶讨厌! (do sb's) `dirty work (do) the tasks that sb else does not like or cannot face (做)他人不想做或难以应付的工作
I had to tell them they'd lost their jobs
I always have to do the boss's dirty work (for him). 我得对他们说他们被开除了, 我总得替老板(出面)做这种倒霉事儿. do the dirty on sb cheat or betray sb 欺骗某人; 出卖某人; 耍弄某人; 对某人玩花招. give sb/get a dirty `look look at sb disapprovingly or in disgust 厌恶地看著某人[遭人白眼]. wash one's dirty linen in public => wash2. dirty, adv
1 (infml 口) very 很; 非常: He was carrying a dirty great box. 他提著一只大得不得了的箱子.
2 (idm 习语) talk dirty => talk.
dirty v (pt, pp dirtied) [I, Tn]
become or make (sth) dirty 变脏; 使(某物)变脏; 弄脏(某物)
White gloves dirty easily. 白手套很容易脏.
Don't dirty your new dress. 别把你的新衣服弄脏了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['dә:ti]a. 肮脏的, 卑鄙的vt. 弄脏vi. 变脏【法】 不清的, 污秽的, 卑劣的相关词组: give someone a dirty look do the dirty on sb give sb a dirty look
🌿 同词根单词
dialn. 日晷;钟(表)面,标度盘;拨号盘;表盘;
vt.& vi. 打电话,拨电话号码;
vt. 用标度盘测量;通过表针控制;
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As