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smut

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++smut /smʌt/ noun  1 [uncountable]RUDE/OBSCENE books, stories, talk etc that offend some people because they are about sex 淫秽图书 [故事];淫词秽语 I won’t have smut like that in my house! 我不准家里有那种淫秽物品!2. [countable, uncountable]BURN dirt or soot (=black powder produced by burning), or a piece of dirt or soot (一块)污垢;烟煤灰
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smutWhen pocketbooks are empty, the master said, brains fill with anger and smut.There's too much violence and smut on TV these days.corn smutA 0 signifies harmless fun; a 5 means gore, smut, rough language or adult themes lurk ahead.Proponents say the law would protect kids from on-line smut.A little smut, it must be said, does go a long way.I noticed the powder smut from the shot on the white skin around the wound.Most countries would prefer to do without the smut and the anti-government invective, but none wants to risk being left out.
Origin smut (1600-1700) Perhaps from smot dirty mark ((16-19 centuries))
smut nounChinese
stories, Corpus talk etc offend some books, that


smut
smut /smʌt/ noun
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Perhaps from smot 'dirty mark' (16-19 centuries)
1. [uncountable] books, stories, talk etc that offend some people because they are about sex:
    I won’t have smut like that in my house!
2. [uncountable and countable] dirt or soot (=black powder produced by burning), or a piece of dirt or soot


smutBrE /smʌt/ 🔊NAmE /smʌt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) stories, pictures or comments about sex that deal with it in a way that some people find offensive 淫秽小说(或图片、言语) [uncountable, countable] dirt, ash, etc. that causes a black mark on sth; a black mark made by this (黑色)污物,灰垢,污迹,污点