grimy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++grim·y /ˈɡraɪmi/ adjective  DIRTYcovered with dirt 满是污垢的，蒙上灰尘的 SYN filthy grimy windows 落满灰尘的窗子► see thesaurus at dirty

Examples from the Corpus

grimy• New York City is bigger, but crowded and grimy.• Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.• A pile of grimy bed-linen lies in what was once a ward.• grimy factories• The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.• Each upper surface is further highlighted in a dusting of grimy soot.• Her face was grimy, swollen from tears and smeared with food.• Two doors down had grimy windows and grimier curtains, and a light shining from the kitchen.• Then the townhouses give way to dowdy apartment complexes with grimy windows facing the street.• It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe.

grim·y adjectiveChineseSyllable  

with dirt Corpus covered

grimy
grim‧y /ˈɡraɪmi/ adjective
covered with dirt
   SYN  filthy:
    grimy windows
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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.

grimyBrE /ˈɡraɪmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡraɪmi/ 🔊 adjective (grimi·er, grimi·est) covered with dirt 沾满污垢的；满是灰尘的 SYN dirty ◆grimy hands/windows沾满污垢的手；满是灰尘的窗户