dirty
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1
(a) not clean; covered with dirt 骯臟的; 齷齪的; 污穢的; 有塵垢的
dirty hands, clothes, floors 臟的手、 衣服、 地板.
(b) causing one to be dirty 將人弄臟的
a dirty job 骯臟的工作 * dirty work 臟活.
2 (of the weather) rough; stormy (指天氣)惡劣的, 糟糕的; 風雨交加的
I'm glad I don't have to go out on such a dirty night. 我慶幸自己不必在天氣這樣惡劣的夜晚外出.
3 [attrib 作定語]
(of colours) not bright or clear (指顏色)不鮮艷的, 暗淡的
a dirty brown sofa 暗褐色的沙發.
4 obscene 下流的; 黃色的: dirty book, joke, etc 下流的書、 笑話等
You've got a dirty mind, ie You have impure thoughts. 你滿腦子下流事.
5 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(infml 口) unfair; underhand 不公正的; 卑劣的; 不光明正大的; 陰險的
That's a dirty lie! 胡說八道!
You dirty rat! How could you do a thing like that? 你這個不要臉的東西, 這種事你都做得出?
That was a mean and dirty thing to do! 做出那種事真夠卑鄙無恥的!
6 (idm 習語) 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 尤作戲謔語) weekend spent intimately (and often illicitly) with a sexual partner 風流的周末(與性伴侶廝混). (be) a dirty `word thing or idea that is disliked or not respected 不喜歡的或不正經的事物或想法
My children think that work is a dirty word! 我的孩子都覺得工作頂討厭! (do sb's) `dirty work (do) the tasks that sb else does not like or cannot face (做)他人不想做或難以應付的工作
I had to tell them they'd lost their jobs
I always have to do the boss's dirty work (for him). 我得對他們說他們被開除了, 我總得替老板(出面)做這種倒霉事兒. do the dirty on sb cheat or betray sb 欺騙某人; 出賣某人; 耍弄某人; 對某人玩花招. give sb/get a dirty `look look at sb disapprovingly or in disgust 厭惡地看著某人[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 習語) talk dirty => talk.
dirty v (pt, pp dirtied) [I, Tn]
become or make (sth) dirty 變臟; 使(某物)變臟; 弄臟(某物)
White gloves dirty easily. 白手套很容易臟.
Don't dirty your new dress. 別把你的新衣服弄臟了.
?? 擴展釋義
*['d?:ti]a. 骯臟的, 卑鄙的vt. 弄臟vi. 變臟【法】 不清的, 污穢的, 卑劣的相關詞組: give someone a dirty look do the dirty on sb give sb a dirty look
?? 同詞根單詞
dialn. 日晷;鐘(表)面,標度盤;撥號盤;表盤;
vt.& vi. 打電話,撥電話號碼;
vt. 用標度盤測量;通過表針控制;