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any substance that makes something dirty, for example dust, soil or mud 污物；尘土；烂泥 His clothes were covered in dirt. 他的衣服沾满了污垢。 First remove any grease or dirt from the surface. 先把表面的油污或尘土去掉。 The problem with white is that it soon shows the dirt. 白色的缺点是容易显脏。
Extra ExamplesClean your face with soap to remove accumulated dirt and oil. 用肥皂洗掉你脸上的积土和油污。 Dirt had accumulated in the corners of the windows. 窗角积上了灰尘。 He had streaks of dirt all over his face. 他满脸都是一道道的脏痕。 He rubbed the dirt from his face. 他擦去脸上的灰尘。 He swept the dirt out onto the porch. 他把灰尘扫到门口。 I tried to rub off a dirt stain on my sleeve. 我试图把袖子上的泥点子擦掉。 Massage your scalp to loosen any dirt. 按摩你的头皮去除污垢。 She brushed the loose dirt off her coat. 她拂去了外套上的浮土。 Sunlight steamed through the dirt particles in the air. 阳光透射过空气中的灰尘微粒。 The white rug really shows the dirt. 白地毯非常显脏。 This material does not attract much dirt. 这种材料不太吸灰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excess
- loose
- ingrained
- …
- speck
- streak
- layer
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- brush off
- …
- accumulate
- cover
- fleck
- particle
- speck
- …
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loose earth or soil 松土；泥土；散土 He picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at them. 他抓起一把土朝他们扔过去。 Pack the dirt firmly round the plants. 将植物周围的土培实。 They lived in a shack with a dirt floor. 他们住在土地板的棚屋里。 I slammed the shovel into the dirt and started to dig. 我把铲子用力扔进泥土里，开始挖掘。
Synonyms soilsoil- mud
- dust
- clay
- land
- earth
- dirt
- ground
- soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
Plant the seedlings in damp soil. 把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
- mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
The car wheels got stuck in the mud. 汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
- dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc:
A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off. 卡车起动时扬起一片灰尘。
- clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks:
The tiles are made of clay. 这些砖是用陶土制成的。
- land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
an area of rich, fertile land 土地富饶肥沃的地域
- earth
the substance that plants grow in 指土、泥、泥土 - dirt (especially North American English)
soil, especially loose soil: 指泥土，尤指松土、散土： Pack the dirt firmly around the plants. 将植物周围的土培实。
- ground an area of soil:
The car got stuck in the muddy ground. 汽车陷到泥地里了。 They drove across miles of rough, stony ground. 他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
- good/rich soil/land/earth
- fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
- to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
- to cultivate the soil/land/ground
Extra ExamplesHe grew up on a dirt farm in upstate New York. 他在纽约北部的小农场长大。 He landed hard on the packed dirt. 他重重地落在紧实的土上。 He picked himself up off the cold dirt. 他从冰冷的土上爬起来。 Her fingernails raked the soft dirt beneath her. 她用指甲扒她身下的软土。 Rose picked the ball up off the infield dirt. 罗斯从内场里捡起球。 She filled the hole with loose dirt. 她用虚土填满了洞。 The blow knocked him against the dirt wall. 这一击把他撞向了土墙。 The front lawn has patches of bare dirt. 前面的草坪露出一块块土。 The men started to shovel dirt into the open grave. 这些人开始往敞开的坟墓里铲土。 They threw dirt into my face. 他朝我的脸上扬土。 They throw sticks and dirt clods up into the air. 他们把木棍和土块扔向空中。 a couple of inches of fill dirt 几英寸填土 a floor of dry dirt 干土地面 children playing in the dirt 在泥地上玩耍的孩子们 the Palermo dirt course 巴勒莫泥土赛道 the dirt yard in front of the barn 谷仓前的土院子 the mounds of fresh dirt over all the graves 所有坟墓上的新鲜封土
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excess
- loose
- soft
- …
- layer
- be covered in
- be covered with
- dig
- …
- course
- driveway
- lane
- …
- in the dirt
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unpleasant or harmful information about somebody that could be used to damage their reputation, career, etc. 丑闻；流言蜚语 Extra ExamplesHe could dig up so much dirt on her. 他能挖出她的许多丑闻。 We need to get some dirt on her. 我们得给她搞点儿丑闻。 He'd been trying to dig up some dirt on his political rival. 他一直在努力挖出政敌的丑闻。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + dirt- have
- get
- dig
- …
- dirt on
- dish the dirt
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solid waste matter from the body 意外地拉屎 dog dirt 狗屎
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse drit ‘excrement’, an early sense in English.
Idioms
dig the dirt | dig up dirt (on somebody)
to discover and reveal information about somebody that could damage them 丑闻；流言蜚语 They hired private investigators to dig up dirt on their political opponents. 他们雇佣私人调查员来挖掘他们政治对手的丑闻。 She has come to dig the dirt on her old rival. 她来揭发她的老对手。
dish the dirt (on somebody)
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to tell people unkind or unpleasant things about somebody, especially about their private life 说（某人）的闲话；揭（某人）的短 She loves to dish the dirt on her sisters. 她喜欢诽谤她的姐妹。
drag somebody through the 'mud'dirt | drag somebody's name through the 'mud/'dirt
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to criticize or say bad things about somebody in public, in a way that is unfair 说（某人）的闲话；揭（某人）的短 The paper has dragged his name through the mud. 报纸把他的名字拖进了泥沼。 They feel their agency has been dragged through the mud by the press. 他们觉得他们的机构被新闻界拖进了泥沼。 Football's good name is being dragged through the dirt. 足球的好名声正在被玷污。
eat dirt
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to accept bad treatment and being made to feel small or stupid 污垢： 接受不好的对待并感到小小的或愚蠢的Her mother ate dirt in poorly-paid jobs just so the family could stay in the country. 她母亲靠低薪工作为生，这样一家人就可以留在乡下。
treat somebody like dirt
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to treat somebody with no respect at all 视某人如粪土；把…视为草芥；蔑视 They treat their workers like dirt. 他们把工人看得粪土不如。