dirt
noun
dɜːt
noun
1
any
substance
that
makes
things
dirty,
such
as
mud
or
dust
灰尘,尘土,污物
You
should
have
seen
the
dirt
on
that
car!
可惜你没看见那车上沾了多少泥!
His
face
and
hands
were
black
with
dirt.
他的脸和手黑乎乎的,全是泥。
a
patch
of
grass,
covered
in
dog
dirt
(=waste
from
a
dog’s
bowels)
满是狗屎的一小片草地
2
earth
or
soil
[尤美] (泥)土
especially AmE
Michael
threw
his
handful
of
dirt
onto
the
coffin.
迈克尔往棺材上撒了一把土。
in
(the)
dirt
The
children
had
been
sitting
in
the
dirt.
这些孩子一直在泥地里坐着。
3
information
about
someone’s
private
life
or
activities
which
could
give
people
a
bad
opinion
of
them
if
it
became
known
[非正式] 〔某人私生活的〕丑事,丑行
informal
The
newspapers
had
been
digging
up
dirt
on
the
President.
报纸一直在挖掘总统的丑事。
4
talk,
writing,
a
film
etc
that
is
considered
bad
or
immoral
because
it
is
about
sex
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