[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]尘土;沙尘Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand.
Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...
坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.
他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]灰尘Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights.
I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs...
我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.
房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]粉末;细末Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal.
[oft n N]
The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。
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[VERB 动词]擦去…的灰尘 When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.
[V n]
[V]
I vacuumed and dusted the living room...
我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.
她擦掉灰尘,打扫卫生,还清洗了餐具。
dusting
I'm very fortunate in that I don't have to do the washing-up or the dusting.
我很幸运,因为我不用洗餐具也不用打扫灰尘。
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[VERB 动词]涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒 If you dust something with a fine substance such as powder or if you dust a fine substance onto something, you cover it lightly with that substance.
[V n prep/adv]
[V adv/prep]
Lightly dust the fish with flour...
在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...
将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。
Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder.
把脚完全擦干,在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。
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[PHRASE 短语]消亡;失败 If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
[HUMOROUS 幽默]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust...
在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。
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[PHRASE 短语]尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息 If you say that something will happen when the dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you let the dust settle before doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision...
事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。
I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.
我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。
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[PHRASE 短语]被搁置;被忽视;尘封 If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
[V inflects]
Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...
许多机器尘封在地下室里。
The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.
尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。
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dust★/dʌst; NAmEdʌst/
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dustdustsdusteddustingnoun★1★[uncountable ]a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc. 沙土;尘土◆A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.卡车开过时扬起一片灰尘。◆The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.工人们戴着面罩避免吸入尘土。☞see also
cosmic dust
☞synonyms at
soil
2★the fine powder of dirt that forms in buildings, on furniture, floors, etc. (建筑物内、家具或地板等上的)灰尘,尘埃◆The books were all covered with dust.书上积满了灰尘。◆There wasn't a speck of dustanywhere in the room. 屋子里处处一尘不染。◆That guitar's been sitting gathering dust(= not being used)for years now. 那把吉他现已尘封多年。3a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of a particular substance 粉尘;粉末◆coal/gold dust煤╱金粉☞see also
dusty
IDIOMSleave sb in the ˈdust( NAmE) to leave sb far behind 把某人远远抛在后面;使望尘莫及let the dust settle | wait for the dust to settleto wait for a situation to become clear or certain 待形势明朗;待情况清楚☞more at
bite
v.verb★1★[intransitive , transitive ]to clean furniture, a room, etc. by removing dust from surfaces with a cloth 擦去…的灰尘;擦灰◆I broke the vase while I was dusting.我擦灰尘时将花瓶打碎了。duststh ◆Could you dust the sitting room?你把起居室擦一擦好吗?2[transitive ]duststh (+ adv./prep.) to remove dirt from sb/sth/yourself with your hands or a brush 掸去;擦去;刷去◆She dusted some ash from her sleeve.她掸去袖子上的灰末。3[transitive ]duststh (with sth) to cover sth with fine powder 把(粉末)撒于;撒(粉)◆Dust the cake with sugar.把糖撒在蛋糕上。IDIOMsee
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adj.PHRASAL VERBSˌdust sb/sth↔ˈdown( especially BrE) to remove dust, dirt, etc. from sb/sth 除去…的灰尘◆Mel stood up and dusted herself down.梅尔站起来拍掉了身上的尘土。ˌdust sb/sth↔ˈoffto remove dust, dirt, etc. from sb/sth 除去…的灰尘◆( figurative) For the concert, he dusted off some of his old hits. 为了这次音乐会,他重温了他的一些曾红极一时的老歌。dust/dʌst; NAmEdʌst/
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dust1 noun
dust2 verb
dustdust1 /dʌst/ ●●●S3W3 noun
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1[uncountable] dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean: All the furniture was covered in dust. a thick layer of dust There’s not a speck of dust in the kitchen.gather/collect dust (=become covered with dust) Her old trophies were collecting dust on the shelves.Dust particles floated in the sunlight. A sudden breeze sent motes of dust (=small bits of dust) dancing in the air.2[uncountable] dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of earth or sand: The wind was blowing dust and leaves up from the ground. A car sped past in a cloud of dust.3[uncountable] powder consisting of extremely small bits of a particular substancecoal/brick/chalk etc dust4a dust British English the act of dusting something: I need to give the sitting room a dust.5let the dust settle/wait for the dust to settle to allow or wait for a confused situation to become clear → bite the dust
at bite1(8)
, → dusty
, → leave somebody in the dust
at leave1(15)
, → not see somebody for dust
at see1(35)
COLLOCATIONSverbsbe covered in dust· Everything was filthy and covered in dust.gather/collect dust (=become covered with dust)· Piles of old books lay on the floor gathering dust.phrasesa layer of dust· I brushed away the thin layer of dust which covered the picture.a speck of dust (=a tiny piece of dust)· By the time I'd finished cleaning, there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.a particle of dust/a dust particle (=a small piece of dust)· The air is full of dust particles.motes of dust/dust motes literary (=small pieces of dust)· Glittering motes of dust hung in the sunlight.
dust1 noun
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dustdust2 ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to clean the dust from a surface by moving something such as a soft cloth across it: Rachel dusted the books and the bookshelves. I was dusting in the bedroom when the phone rang.2[transitive] (also dust down, dust off) to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your hands: He got to his feet and dusted his knees.dust yourself (down/off) Corbett dusted himself down and walked off.3[transitive] to put a fine powder over somethingdust something with something Dust the biscuits with icing sugar.dust off phrasal verb1to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes by brushing them with your hands: They were dusting off leaves and twigs.dust yourself off He got to his feet and dusted himself off.2to get something ready in order to use it again, after not using it for a long time: The government is dusting off schemes for supporting creative industries.
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