
好词典

源自中古英语 'grim', 意为污垢或灰尘,可能与古英语 'grima'(面具或覆盖物)有关,引申为覆盖在物体表面的脏东西。
❶ 指附着在物体表面的污垢或灰尘,通常因长期积累而形成的一层脏东西。
“The window was covered in grimes after the storm.”
(暴风雨过后,窗户上覆盖了一层污垢。)
“She scrubbed the grimes off the kitchen tiles.”
(她用力擦掉了厨房瓷砖上的污渍。)
❶ 使某物变脏或覆盖上污垢,通常指因接触灰尘或油污而导致的不洁状态。
“The children grimes their clothes while playing in the mud.”
(孩子们在泥地里玩耍时把衣服弄脏了。)
“The smoke from the factory grimes the nearby buildings.”
(工厂的烟尘使附近的建筑物蒙上了一层污垢。)
grimes up — 指某物因污垢或灰尘而变得脏乱,常用于描述物品或表面因长期未清洁而积累污渍。
“The kitchen grimes up quickly if not cleaned regularly.”
(如果不定期清洁,厨房很快就会变得脏兮兮的。)