英语单词

grubby是什么意思

grubby

英 ['grʌbɪ] 美 ['ɡrʌbi]
  • adj. 肮脏的;生蛆的;卑鄙的;矮小的

英文词源


grubby (adj.)
"dirty," by 1845, from grub (n.) in a sense of "dirty child" (who presumably got that way from digging in earth) + -y (2). Earlier it was used in a sense of "stunted, dwarfish" (1610s) and "infested with grubs" (1725). Related: Grubbily; grubbiness.

双语例句


1. They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants.
他们周末穿着邋遢的毛衫和裤子到处闲逛。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His white coat was grubby and stained.
他的白色外套污迹斑斑,简直脏透了。

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3. I pressed a dime into his grubby mitt.
我把一个十分硬币塞进他脏兮兮的手里。

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4. Stringy blonde hair, in need of combing, spilled over a grubby pillow.
没有梳理的浓密的金色头发披落在一个污秽的枕头上.

来自辞典例句

5. Look at your grubby hands!
看你那双脏手!

来自辞典例句

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