好词典
dirty
UK //ˈdɜː.ti//US //ˈdɝː.t̬i//
词源
源自中古英语 'dritti'，与古英语 'drit'（粪便）有关，最初指被排泄物污染的状态。
adjective
❶ 形容物体表面有污垢、灰尘或杂质的状态，表示不干净或需要清洁。
“The children came home with dirty clothes after playing in the mud.”
（孩子们在泥地里玩耍后，穿着脏衣服回家了。）
“Please don't put your dirty shoes on the clean sofa.”
（请不要把脏鞋子放在干净的沙发上。）
❶ 形容行为、语言或思想不道德、下流或令人不悦的。
“He told a dirty joke that made everyone uncomfortable.”
（他讲了个下流笑话，让所有人都感到不适。）
“The politician was accused of playing dirty tricks during the election.”
（这位政客被指控在选举中耍卑鄙手段。）
同义词:filthy, unclean, soiled, grubby, contaminated
verb
❶ 使某物变脏，弄脏或污染的行为。
“The dog dirtied the carpet with its muddy paws.”
（狗用泥泞的爪子弄脏了地毯。）
“Industrial waste is dirtying our rivers and lakes.”
（工业废物正在污染我们的河流和湖泊。）
同义词:soil, stain, smudge, pollute, contaminate
常见短语
dirty work — 指不愉快的、困难的或道德上有问题的工作，通常需要别人来完成。
“The manager made his assistant do all the dirty work of firing employees.”
（经理让助理做解雇员工这种不讨好的工作。）
dirty laundry — 字面意思是脏衣服，比喻指个人或组织不愿公开的私事或丑闻。
“The newspaper exposed the politician's dirty laundry to the public.”
（报纸将这位政客的丑事公之于众。）
play dirty — 使用不诚实或不公平的手段来获得优势或取胜。
“Some competitors play dirty by spreading false rumors about others.”
（一些竞争者通过散布关于他人的虚假谣言来耍阴招。）