unhygienic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·hy·gie·nic /ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ adjective dirty and likely to make people ill 不清洁的,不卫生的,会致病的 unhygienic conditions 不卫生的环境► see thesaurus at dirty —unhygienically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
unhygienic• Conversely, conditions in deaf institutions and asylums were often grim and unhygienic.• Trains and telephones broke down, cities and highways were grubby and unhygienic.• We even use pipettes: so unhygienic.• With respect to unhygienic conditions, cells are too often soiled by their inmates.• The unhygienic conditions of a stable were a breeding ground for all manner of disease and bacteria hazardous to a newborn.• Hospital cleaners were criticized for the unhygienic conditions of the central kitchens.• There were whole families who were infected, and transmission of the disease was facilitated by unhygienic conditions.• But this is an old fashioned and potentially unhygienic method.• It is unhygienic to store raw meat at that temperature.un·hy·gie·nic adjectiveChineseSyllable
likely people Corpus ill to and dirty make
unhygienic
un‧hy‧gie‧nic /ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/
adjective
dirty and likely to make people ill:
unhygienic conditions
—unhygienically /-kli/ adverb
▪ 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.
un‧hy‧gie‧nic /ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/
adjectivedirty and likely to make people ill:
—unhygienically /-kli/ adverb
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