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seedy adj.褴褛的；破旧的；憔悴的；多籽的 (1) 他衣衫褴褛、邋遢不堪，但却因杜松子酒而带有香气。(2) 许多人最后永远地生活在了这座破旧城市。(3) 还有一只破旧的木柜，一只带毛的皮箱，上面的合叶都已经裂开了。(4) 葡萄好吃是好吃，就是子儿太多。 It's a mystery how the word seedy came to mean darkly rundown, slummy, and seamy, but it probably came from the appearance of flowers after they've shed their seeds. That's when they start to lose their color and eventually die. You'll find seedy used to describe places like dive bars, brothels, and those sections of town where dealers ply their drugs. Certain writers, such as Dennis Cooper and even Charles Dickens, are fascinated by the seedy underbelly of life in big cities, in scenes populated by wretched people and other outcasts.

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英 ['siːdi] 美 ['siːdi] (1) He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin.(2) Many end up living in the seedy city for good.(3) There was a seedy old chest, and an old hair trunk with the hinges broke.(4) The grapes are delicious but very seedy. When a place is seedy, it's sleazy, run-down — not the kind of place you'd take your mom. The East Village of New York was once known for being seedy, but now it's safe for children of all ages. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]邋遢的；脏乱的；声名狼藉的 If you describe a person or place as seedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation.   [usu ADJ n]  [disapproval]Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain...弗兰克为当地一个臭名远扬的恶棍跑腿，干些骗人勾当。We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district...我们当时住在紧挨着红灯区的一家脏乱不堪的旅馆里。They suck you in to their seedy world.他们把你卷入他们肮脏糜烂的圈子里。seediness...the atmosphere of seediness and decay about the city.这个城市给人的一种脏乱和衰败的感觉

英语单词	seedy
英美音标	英 ['siːdi] 美 ['siːdi]
中文释义	adj.褴褛的；破旧的；憔悴的；多籽的
英语例句	(1) He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin. (2) Many end up living in the seedy city for good. (3) There was a seedy old chest, and an old hair trunk with the hinges broke. (4) The grapes are delicious but very seedy.
中文例句	(1) 他衣衫褴褛、邋遢不堪，但却因杜松子酒而带有香气。 (2) 许多人最后永远地生活在了这座破旧城市。 (3) 还有一只破旧的木柜，一只带毛的皮箱，上面的合叶都已经裂开了。 (4) 葡萄好吃是好吃，就是子儿太多。
vocabulary简明	When a place is seedy, it's sleazy, run-down — not the kind of place you'd take your mom. The East Village of New York was once known for being seedy, but now it's safe for children of all ages.
vocabulary扩展	It's a mystery how the word seedy came to mean darkly rundown, slummy, and seamy, but it probably came from the appearance of flowers after they've shed their seeds. That's when they start to lose their color and eventually die. You'll find seedy used to describe places like dive bars, brothels, and those sections of town where dealers ply their drugs. Certain writers, such as Dennis Cooper and even Charles Dickens, are fascinated by the seedy underbelly of life in big cities, in scenes populated by wretched people and other outcasts.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]邋遢的；脏乱的；声名狼藉的 If you describe a person or place as seedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval] Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain... 弗兰克为当地一个臭名远扬的恶棍跑腿，干些骗人勾当。 We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district... 我们当时住在紧挨着红灯区的一家脏乱不堪的旅馆里。 They suck you in to their seedy world. 他们把你卷入他们肮脏糜烂的圈子里。 seediness ...the atmosphere of seediness and decay about the city. 这个城市给人的一种脏乱和衰败的感觉

Seedy Place Describe Seediness 英 Siːdi] 美 Siːdi Adj.褴褛的；破旧的；憔悴的；多籽的