dusty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dust·y /ˈdʌsti/ ●●○ adjective 1 DIRTYcovered with dust 布满灰尘的 Adrian cycled along the dusty road. 阿德里安沿着满是尘土的路骑自行车。 Everything’s really dusty. 所有东西都布满灰尘。► see thesaurus at dirty2 dusty blue/pink etc CCBRIGHTblue etc that is not bright but is slightly grey 灰蓝色/暗粉色等 The curtains had faded to a dusty pink. 窗帘的颜色已经褪成了暗粉色。
Examples from the Corpus
dusty• The road to Bangalore was hot and dusty.• The room was dark and dusty.• The shelves are really dusty.• They lived in a dusty adobe house along Buckeye Road.• The journal was dusty and beginning to fall apart.• He merely watched the obscure corners of the busy planet and poked his stubby nose into dusty crannies.• As they hurried down dusty, echoing staircases, Mungo began to wonder whether he would have enough money.• The outer door opened, and the dusty moonscape lay before them, glimmering in the earthlight.• The walls in the house were dusty pastels.• The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.• The dusty reflection reminded him of a painting, the dim figure still as paint.• a dusty road• Games players cleared areas of sand or dusty rubble.• dusty shelves• Samandari lives in a small dusty village on the edge of the desert.dust·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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dusty
dust‧y /ˈdʌsti/
adjective
1. covered with dust:
Adrian cycled along the dusty road.
Everything’s really dusty.
2. dusty blue/pink etc blue etc that is not bright but is slightly grey:
The curtains had faded to a dusty pink.
▪ dirty not clean: His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands.
▪filthy very dirty: Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness.
▪muddy covered with mud: It had been raining hard and the path was muddy.
▪dusty covered with dust: the dusty shelves in the attic
▪greasy covered with oil or grease: Greasy food is bad for your health.
▪grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt. | mucky fingers
▪grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train.
▪dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: We worked in a dingy little office behind the station.
▪polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air.
▪contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food.
▪squalid /ˈskwɒləd, ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation.
▪unhygienic /ʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions.
▪unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes. | They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions.
▪soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible.
dust‧y /ˈdʌsti/
adjective1. covered with dust:
2. dusty blue/pink etc blue etc that is not bright but is slightly grey:
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dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc. 指肮脏的、龌龊的、污秽的 ：◆ If your hands are dirty, go and wash them. 要是你的手脏了，就去洗一洗。 dusty full of dust; covered with dust 指布满灰尘的、灰尘覆盖的 ：◆ There were shelves full of dusty books. 有些书架上全是布满灰尘的书。 filthy very dirty and unpleasant 指肮脏的、污秽的 ：◆ It's absolutely filthy in here. 这里面脏得不得了。 muddy full of or covered in mud 指沾满泥的、泥泞的 ：◆ Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on! 你不要穿着那双沾满泥浆的靴子进来！ soiled ( dirty, especially with waste from the bodyrather
指肮脏的、龌龊的，尤指有人体排泄物的 ：◆ soiled nappies/diapers 脏尿布 grubby ( rather dirty, usually because it has not been washedrather
通常指因未经洗涤而肮脏的、邋遢的、污秽的 ：◆ He hoped she wouldn't notice his grubby shirt cuffs. 他希望她不会注意到他肮脏的衬衫袖口。 stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove )（常构成复合词）指污渍斑斑的、沾有污渍的 ：◆ a pair of paint-stained jeans 一条沾满油漆的牛仔裤
Patterns
dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands a dirty/dusty/filthy room to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained