dust
n[U]
1 fine dry powder consisting of particles of earth, dirt, etc 灰塵; 塵土; 塵埃
a speck of dust 一點灰塵
The old furniture was covered in dust. 舊家具上有塵土.
clouds of dust blowing in the wind 風吹起的塵霧
gold, chalk, etc dust, ie fine particles of gold, chalk, etc 金粉、 粉筆灰
[attrib 作定語]
A dust-cloud (ie A whirlwind carrying clouds of dust) swept across the plain. 旋風卷著漫天塵土橫掃平原.
2 (rhet 修辭) remains of a dead person 遺骸.
3 (idm 習語) bite the dust => bite1. dry as dust => dry1. kick up/raise a `dust (infml 口) make a fuss 引起騷亂. shake the dust off one's feet => shake1. throw dust in sb's eyes prevent sb from seeing the truth by misleading him 蒙蔽某人, 使其不明真相. when the dust has settled when the present uncertainty, unpleasantness, etc is over 煙消云散; 疑云散盡; 愁云散盡.
dust v
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(a) [Tn] remove dust from (sth) by wiping, brushing or flicking 將塵土從(某物)上抹去、 刷去或拂去
dust the furniture, books, living-room 拭去家具上的、 書上的、 客廳里的灰塵.
(b) [Tn.p] ~ sb down/off remove dust from sb by brushing or flicking 將塵土從某人身上刷去或拂去
Dust yourself down you're covered in chalk. 把你自己身上撣撣--上面都是粉筆末.
2 (phr v) dust sth off begin to practise sth, esp a skill or a language that one knows but has not used for some time 開始復習某事(尤指一段時間內擱置不用的技藝或語言)
I'll have to dust off my French if we're going to move to Paris. 我們要是搬到巴黎去, 我就得把法語重新拾起來. dust sth onto, over, etc sth sprinkle (sth powdery) over sth 將(粉狀物)撒在某物表面
dust sugar onto a cake 將糖粉撒在蛋糕上. dust sth with sth sprinkle sth with (sth powdery) 以(粉狀物)撒在某物上
dust a cake with icing sugar 將糖霜撒在蛋糕上.