dirt‧y 1 S2 W3 / dɜti $ dɜr- / 形容词 ( comparative dirtier , superlative dirtiest )

1 not clean covered in or marked by an unwanted substance 反义词 clean :

a stack of dirty dishes in the sink

How did you get so dirty?

dirty clothes/washing/laundry

She circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes.

2 sex relating to sex, in a way that is considered immoral or unpleasant :

kids telling dirty jokes

a dirty magazine

She looked at me as if I had said a dirty word .

have a dirty mind British English (= think about sex a lot )

dirty weekend British English (= a weekend when a man and woman who are not married to each other go away to have sex )

3 bad/immoral used to emphasize that you think someone or something is bad, dishonest, or immoral :

You’re a dirty liar!

a dirty fighter

you and your dirty little deals

do the dirty on somebody British English (= treat someone in a way that is unfair or dishonest )

What a dirty trick!

4 something is a dirty word if something is a dirty word, people believe it is a bad thing even if they do not know or think much about it 同义词 swear word :

‘Liberal’ has somehow become a dirty word in America.

5 give somebody a dirty look to look at someone in a very disapproving way :

Susan gave her brother a dirty look.

6 dirty trick a dishonest or unfair action, especially done by a government, company, or organization :

political dirty tricks

7 wash your dirty linen/laundry ( also air your dirty laundry American English ) to discuss something embarrassing or bad about yourself where everyone can see, know, or hear :

The divorce has meant airing their dirty laundry in court.

8 do sb’s dirty work to do an unpleasant or dishonest action for someone, so that they do not have to do it themselves :

I’m not talking to him; you do your own dirty work!

9 it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it used to say that something is unpleasant to do, but that it is necessary – often used humorously

10 drugs American English informal containing or possessing illegal drugs

11 dirty bomb a bomb that contains a radioactive substance which makes the bomb more dangerous than bombs containing only traditional explosives

12 sport a dirty sports event is one in which people competing in the event have illegally used drugs to improve their performance :

Many people think that the race has been a dirty event for years.

— dirtily 副词

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 / dɪndʒi / 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 / skwɒləd, skwɒlɪd $ skwɑ- / 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 / ʌnhaɪdʒinɪk◂ $ -dʒe-, -dʒi- / 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.