seedy

• adj. 多種子的；結籽的；破爛的；沒精打采的；下流的

seed,種子，籽，-y,形容詞後綴。即結籽的，引申詞義花期已過的，破敗的。

seedy (adj.)

mid-15c., "fruitful, abundant," from seed (n.) + -y (2). From 1570s as "abounding in seeds." Meaning "shabby" is from 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed. Related: Seediness.

1. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.

弗蘭克為當地一個臭名遠揚的惡棍跑腿，幹些騙人勾當。

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2. Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.

弗蘭克開始為當地一個下流的惡人跑腿做壞事。

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3. He found his brother in a seedy, roach-infested apartment.

他發現自己的哥哥住在一套破舊肮髒、蟑螂肆虐的公寓裏。

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4. They suck you in to their seedy world.

他們把你卷入他們肮髒糜爛的圈子裏。

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5. the seedy world of prostitution

烏煙瘴氣的賣淫圈子

來自《權威詞典》