squalid
英['skwɒlɪd]
美['skɔlɪd]
- adj. 肮脏的；污秽的；卑劣的
助记提示
【记】读：死锅里的－死在锅里的蟑螂－肮脏的
音：死刮鳞的，死蛤蜊的，死锅里的，都是厨房里肮脏的
中文词源
squalid 肮脏的
来自 squalor,肮脏，污秽，-id,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- squalid (adj.)
- 1590s, from Middle French squalide and directly from Latin squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered with a rough, stiff layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy," of uncertain origin. Related: Squalidly; squalidness; squalidity.
双语例句
- 1. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.
- 他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯，来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. squalid, overcrowded refugee camps
- 肮脏而拥挤的难民营
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The Tory Party called the bill "the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons".
- 保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They live in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.
- 他们居住在村里最贫困地带的污秽小屋中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
- 移民们的生活条件一直非常差。
来自辞典例句