squalid

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++squal·id /ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ adjective  1  DIRTYvery dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money 〔因无人料理或缺钱而〕非常肮脏的 → squalor How can anyone live in such squalid conditions? 一个人怎么能住在这样肮脏的环境中？ a tiny squalid apartment 一套又小又脏的公寓► see thesaurus at dirty2  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS especially British English immoral or dishonest 道德败坏的；卑鄙的；不诚实的 squalid behaviour 卑鄙的行为 a squalid affair 肮脏的勾当

Examples from the Corpus

squalid• He had explored areas which ranged from the untidy and uncared for to the downright squalid.• a squalid and corrupt political system• And the way of life this film holds up to be squalid and ruinous is the way of Woodstock.• The living conditions these immigrants endure are squalid, at best.• She particularly noted the squalid condition of many schools.• After the squalid conditions of the refugee camps even this place seems preferable.• He left and found a squalid flat in Brentford, which they shared with another couple and their children.• He nodded Chant on, and together they headed over the ill-lit and squalid ground.• Dalmer lived in a squalid little room above a shop.• In 1597 this priest with degrees in both divinity and law opened a school in the squalid part of Tiber.• More children still swarm in the slums and the squalid quaysides of nearby Talcahuano..• Her childhood was spent in the squalid slums east of the city.• squalid slums• That raffle was no more squalid than the raffle we all play every day.Origin squalid (1500-1600) Latin squalidus, from squalere “to be dirty”, from squalus “dirty”

squal·id adjectiveChineseSyllable  

very a lack dirty and of because Corpus unpleasant

squalid
squal‧id /ˈskwɒləd, ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ adjective1. very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money ⇨ squalor:
    How can anyone live in such squalid conditions?
    a tiny squalid apartment
2. especially British English immoral or dishonest:
    squalid behaviour
    a squalid affair
     

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.

squalidBrE /ˈskwɒlɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskwɑːlɪd/ 🔊 adjective (disapproving) (of places and living conditions 处所及生活环境) very dirty and unpleasant 肮脏的；邋遢的 SYN filthy ◆squalid housing肮脏的房屋◆squalid, overcrowded refugee camps肮脏而拥挤的难民营(of situations or activities 情况或活动) involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour 道德败坏的；丑恶的；卑鄙的 SYN sordid ◆It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs. 那是一桩涉及娼妓与毒品的丑事。🔊🔊