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grimy

UK //ˈɡraɪmi//US //ˈɡraɪmi//

词源

源自中古英语 'grim'(凶恶的)+ 后缀 '-y',原义与‘凶残外表’相关,后引申为‘肮脏的’含义。

adjective

❶ 形容物体表面覆盖着污垢或灰尘,显得脏兮兮的状态,常用于描述长期未清洁的物品或环境。

“The windows were so grimy that hardly any light could get through.”

(窗户脏得几乎透不进光。)

“He wiped his grimy hands on his jeans after fixing the car.”

(修完车后,他把脏手在牛仔裤上擦了擦。)

同义词:dirty, filthy, sooty, greasy, smudged

常见短语

grimy hands — 指因接触污垢或油渍而变得脏污的双手,常见于体力劳动者或维修工作后。

“The child showed his mother his grimy hands after playing in the mud.”

(孩子在泥里玩完后,把脏兮兮的手伸给妈妈看。)