unclean

Word family  noun cleaner cleaning cleanliness clean cleanser adjective clean ≠ unclean verb clean cleanse adverb clean cleanly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·clean /ˌʌnˈkliːn◂/ adjective  1  biblicalR morally or spiritually bad 不道德的；肮脏的；邪恶的 an unclean spirit 恶灵2. RRunclean food, animals etc are those that a particular religion says must not be eaten, touched etc 〔宗教上指食物、动物等〕不洁的3  dirty 肮脏的，不洁净的 unclean drinking water 不洁净的饮用水 —uncleanness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

unclean• Although this godsend might do palpable good for needy individuals and worthy institutions, I feel that it is still somehow unclean.• And she was usually asked to wash the dead - a task which, like delivering babies, was considered unclean.• The next chapter is concerned with further provisions for the cleansing and restoration of those who find themselves ritually unclean.• Who would separate the clean from the unclean?• Their terrific performances leave you feeling unclean and sober.• unclean eating utensils

un·clean adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus spiritually bad or morally

unclean
un‧clean /ˌʌnˈkliːn◂/ adjective1. biblical morally or spiritually bad:
    an unclean spirit
2. unclean food, animals etc are those that a particular religion says must not be eaten, touched etc
3. dirty:
    unclean drinking water
—uncleanness noun [uncountable]

un·cleanBrE /ˌʌnˈkliːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈkliːn/ 🔊 adjective(formal) dirty and therefore likely to cause disease 肮脏的，不洁净的（因而容易致病）◆unclean water不清洁的水 OPP clean considered to be bad, immoral or not pure in a religious way, and therefore not to be touched, eaten, etc. 邪恶的；不洁的；（宗教上所指）不洁净的 SYN impure ◆unclean thoughts邪念◆unclean food不洁的食物