-
not clean 肮脏的；龌龊的；污秽的 dirty hands/clothes/dishes 脏手/脏衣服/脏盘子 My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper. 我的拇指在那张纸上留下了污迹。 Try not to get too dirty! 别把身上弄得太脏！ She didn't want to get her dress dirty. 她不想弄脏自己的衣服。 They found him huddled under a dirty old blanket 他们发现他蜷缩在一条肮脏的旧毯子下 I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty). 让我干的总是些脏活。
Synonyms dirtydirty- dusty
- filthy
- muddy
- soiled
- grubby
- stained
- dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc:
If your hands are dirty, go and wash them. 要是你的手脏了，就去洗一洗。
- dusty full of dust; covered with dust:
There were shelves full of dusty books. 有些书架上全是布满灰尘的书。
- filthy very dirty and unpleasant:
It’s absolutely filthy in here. 这里面脏得不得了。
- muddy full of or covered in mud:
Don’t you come in here with those muddy boots on! 你不要穿着那双沾满泥浆的靴子进来！
- soiled (rather formal
) dirty, especially with waste from the body: 指肮脏的、龌龊的，尤指有人体排泄物的： soiled nappies/diapers 脏尿布
- grubby (rather informal
) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed: 通常指因未经洗涤而肮脏的、邋遢的、污秽的： He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs. 他希望她不会注意到他肮脏的衬衫袖口。
- stained
(often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove) （常构成复合词）指污渍斑斑的、沾有污渍的： a pair of paint-stained jeans 一条沾满油漆的牛仔裤
- dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes
- dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands
- a dirty/dusty/filthy room
- to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained
Extra ExamplesEverything in the room was incredibly dirty. 房间里所有东西都脏得要命。 Go and play football if you like, but don't get dirty! 想踢球就去吧，但不要搞得太脏 ! He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty. 他不怕体力劳动。 The soot had made everything dirty. 煤烟子把所有东西都给弄脏了。 If your hands are dirty, go and wash them. 要是你的手脏了，就去洗一洗。 The dirty clothes go in the washing machine. 脏衣服放在洗衣机里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- [usually before noun]
connected with sex in an offensive way 下流的；色情的；黄色的；猥亵的 - [usually before noun] (informal)
unpleasant or dishonest 令人厌恶的；卑鄙的；不诚实的 - [only before noun]
not bright 犯忌的字眼；犯忌的话题；忌讳的想法；淫秽字眼 a dirty brown carpet 暗褐色的地毯
- (North American English, slang)
using illegal drugs 吸毒的
not clean不洁
offensive冒犯
unpleasant/dishonest令人不快；不诚实
colours颜色
drugs毒品
Idioms
air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public
- (disapproving)
to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing 公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬
(do somebody’s) dirty work
(to do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that somebody else does not want to do （干）没人愿干的事，卑鄙的勾当 Next time you can get somebody else to do your dirty work for you! 下次你可以让别人帮你干脏活！ He always gets someone else to do the dirty work for him. 他总是让别人替他做卑鄙的勾当。 The drugs gang used children to do their dirty work for them. 贩毒团伙利用儿童为他们做违法的事。
do the dirty on somebody
down and dirty (North American English, informal)
behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win 卑鄙无耻地；不择手段地 rude and making you feel shocked 粗鲁无礼地；恶劣地 Alliteration in idioms
get your hands dirty
give/shoot somebody a dirty look
- (informal)
to look at somebody in a way that shows you are annoyed with them 厌恶地瞪某人一眼；给某人一个白眼