单词 | dust |
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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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