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Dust 例:The N Uncount Small 例:I Fine Substance Phrase

单词 dust
音标
英[dʌst] 美[dʌst]
解释
n.灰尘;(建筑物内、家具或地板等上的)灰尘;遗骸,尸体,人体,人;〈口〉金粉,粉末,粉剂,花粉;vt.& vi.拂(一拂),掸(一掸);vt.撒(粉)于;擦去…的灰尘;擦灰;撢去;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
尘土;沙尘
Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand.
例:Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
例:He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。

N-UNCOUNT
灰尘
Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights.
例: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。
例:The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。

N-UNCOUNT
粉末;细末
Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal.
例: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。

VERB
擦去…的灰尘
When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.
例:I vacuumed and dusted the living room...我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:Lightly dust the fish with flour...在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例:Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...许多机器尘封在地下室里。
例: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。
变形
third:dusts~done:dusted~ing:dusting~past:dusted~

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