grubby
英 ['grʌbɪ]
美 ['ɡrʌbi]
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants.
- 他們周末穿著邋遢的毛衫和褲子到處閑逛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His white coat was grubby and stained.
- 他的白色外套汙跡斑斑，簡直髒透了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I pressed a dime into his grubby mitt.
- 我把一個十分硬幣塞進他髒兮兮的手裏。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Stringy blonde hair, in need of combing, spilled over a grubby pillow.
- 沒有梳理的濃密的金色頭發披落在一個汙穢的枕頭上.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Look at your grubby hands!
- 看你那雙髒手!
來自辭典例句