squalid

英 ['skw?l?d] 美['sk?l?d]
  • adj. 骯臟的；污穢的；卑劣的

英英釋意

1. morally degraded;
"a seedy district"
"the seamy side of life"
"sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
"sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly
"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
"the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
2. foul and run-down and repulsive;
"a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
"a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
"squalid living conditions"
"sordid shantytowns"