grubby

英 ['gr?b?] 美['ɡr?bi]
  • adj. 骯臟的;生蛆的;卑鄙的;矮小的

低頻詞暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?grubbier;最高級(jí):?grubbiest;名詞:?grubbiness;

英文詞源


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.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants.
他們周末穿著邋遢的毛衫和褲子到處閑逛。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. His white coat was grubby and stained.
他的白色外套污跡斑斑,簡(jiǎn)直臟透了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. I pressed a dime into his grubby mitt.
我把一個(gè)十分硬幣塞進(jìn)他臟兮兮的手里。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Stringy blonde hair, in need of combing, spilled over a grubby pillow.
沒(méi)有梳理的濃密的金色頭發(fā)披落在一個(gè)污穢的枕頭上.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. Look at your grubby hands!
看你那雙臟手!

來(lái)自辭典例句