grubby
英['grʌbɪ]
美['ɡrʌbi]
- adj. 肮脏的；生蛆的；卑鄙的；矮小的
词态变化
比较级: grubbier;最高级: grubbiest;名词: grubbiness;
英文词源
- grubby (adj.)
- "dirty," by 1845, from grub (n.) in a sense of "dirty child" (who presumably got that way from digging in earth) + -y (2). Earlier it was used in a sense of "stunted, dwarfish" (1610s) and "infested with grubs" (1725). Related: Grubbily; grubbiness.
双语例句
- 1. They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants.
- 他们周末穿着邋遢的毛衫和裤子到处闲逛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His white coat was grubby and stained.
- 他的白色外套污迹斑斑，简直脏透了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I pressed a dime into his grubby mitt.
- 我把一个十分硬币塞进他脏兮兮的手里。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Stringy blonde hair, in need of combing, spilled over a grubby pillow.
- 没有梳理的浓密的金色头发披落在一个污秽的枕头上.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Look at your grubby hands!
- 看你那双脏手!
来自辞典例句