grubby
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++grub·by /ˈɡrʌbi/ adjective 1 DIRTYfairly dirty 肮脏的，邋遢的 a grubby handkerchief 脏兮兮的手帕 a gang of grubby kids 一群邋遢的孩子► see thesaurus at dirty2 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSgrubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant 〔行为或活动〕肮脏的，不道德的，卑鄙的 the grubby details of his financial dealings 他那些金融交易中的肮脏细节3 grubby hands/paws/mitts informal used to talk about someone touching something or becoming involved in it when you do not want them to 肮脏的手/爪子〔用于表示不希望某人触碰某物或卷入某事〕 Keep your grubby paws to yourself! 把你的脏爪子拿开！ I bet he can’t wait to get his grubby hands on my money! 我敢肯定他是迫不及待要把他那双脏手伸向我的钱！ —grubbiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
grubby• And evidence shows that women feel more inhibited by things like not having cleaned their teeth or feeling grubby.• Her coat was grubby and one of the sleeves was torn.• grubby clothes• He knows all about sadness, temptation and the grubby facts of life.• He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief.• Travelling always made her feel grubby, nomatterhow luxurious it was.• All at once the hotel seemed very small - another small dark grubby place that was locking her in.• As an aggressive, grubby schoolkid and a keen stargazer, I was desperate to be the first to go.• From his back pocket Robert took out a grubby scrap of paper.• Her grubby studio boss just cared about money.• Enter one slightly grubby swan, stage right, to swim nonchalantly beside the boat, incognito.• They loiter outside the big match with fistfuls of grubby tickets priced at many times their face value.• One of the men dons a grubby white coat and a surgical-type cap.Origin grubby (1600-1700) → GRUB1; because places full of grubs are dirtygrub·by adjectiveChineseSyllable
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grubby
grub‧by /ˈɡrʌbi/
adjective1. fairly dirty:
a grubby handkerchief
a gang of grubby kids
2. grubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant:
the grubby details of his financial dealings
3. grubby hands/paws/mitts informal used to talk about someone touching something or becoming involved in it when you do not want them to:
Keep your grubby paws to yourself!
I bet he can’t wait to get his grubby hands on my money!
—grubbiness noun [uncountable]
▪ 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.
grub‧by /ˈɡrʌbi/
adjective1. fairly dirty: 2. grubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant:
3. grubby hands/paws/mitts informal used to talk about someone touching something or becoming involved in it when you do not want them to:
—grubbiness noun [uncountable]
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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
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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