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sooty

UK //ˈsʊti//US //ˈsʊti//

词源

源自中古英语 'soti',与古英语 'sōt'(煤烟)相关,最终源于原始日耳曼语系词汇。

adjective

❶ 被煤烟或烟灰覆盖的,形容物体表面因燃烧或污染而变黑的状态。常用于描述烟囱、炉灶或工业设备。

“The chimney was completely sooty after years of use.”

(经过多年使用后,烟囱完全被煤烟覆盖了。)

“Her hands became sooty from cleaning the old fireplace.”

(清理旧壁炉后,她的双手沾满了烟灰。)

❶ 颜色类似煤烟的,深灰或乌黑的。常用于文学描述中表现阴暗或压抑的氛围。

“The sky turned a sooty gray before the storm.”

(暴风雨来临前,天空变成了灰黑色。)

“She wore a sooty black dress to the funeral.”

(她穿着一件乌黑的连衣裙参加葬礼。)

同义词:blackened, smoky, grime-covered, dirty, smudged

常见短语

sooty mold — 一种因昆虫分泌物滋生的黑色霉菌,常见于植物叶片表面,影响光合作用。

“The rose bushes were affected by sooty mold due to aphid infestation.”

(由于蚜虫侵害,玫瑰丛感染了煤烟病。)