🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典 🎯
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
IELTS BNC: 2933 COCA: 2263
dust
dʌst dʌst
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dusts, present participle dusting, past tense , past participle dusted
1 N-UNCOUNT 尘土;沙尘 Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. 尘土;沙尘

  • Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move.

    坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。

  • He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.

    他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。

2 N-UNCOUNT 灰尘 Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights. 灰尘

  • I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs.

    我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。

  • The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.

    房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。

SYN grime, grit, powdery dirt
3 N-UNCOUNT [oft n NOUN] 粉末;细末 Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal. 粉末;细末

  • The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.

    空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。

SYN particles, powder, soot, smut
4 VERB 擦去…的灰尘 When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth. 擦去…的灰尘

  • I vacuumed and dusted the living room. [VERB noun]

    我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。

  • She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up. [VERB]

    她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。

SYN remove dust from, clean, sweep, brush
dusting

  • I'm very fortunate in that I don't have to do the washing-up or the dusting.

    我很幸运，因为我不用洗餐具也不用打扫灰尘。

5 VERB 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒 If you dust something with a fine substance such as powder or if you dust a fine substance onto something, you cover it lightly with that substance. 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒

  • Lightly dust the fish with flour. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    在鱼上撒上少许面粉。

  • Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。

  • Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder. [VERB adv./prep.]

    把脚完全擦干，在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。

SYN sprinkle, cover, powder, spread
6 PHRASE 消亡;失败 If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed. 消亡;失败 [humorous, informal, emphasis]

  • In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust.

    在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。

  • The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.

    这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。

7 PHRASE 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息 If you say that something will happen when the dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you let the dust settle before doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else. 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息 [informal]

  • Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision.

    事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。

  • I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.

    我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。

8 PHRASE 被搁置;被忽视;尘封 If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it. 被搁置;被忽视;尘封

  • Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements.

    许多机器尘封在地下室里。

  • The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.

    尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。

Phrasal verbs:
dust off
Trends of dust
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
Image of dust
×
Image of dust

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 柯林斯詞典 📚 – collins.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime