Squalid
[ 'skɔlɪd ]
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adj. 肮脏的;污秽的;卑劣的;
📝 例句
Such moods, however naive, were certainly neither wicked nor squalid.
这种心情虽属天真，但确实是既无恶意，又非卑鄙的。
He's living in one tiny room in the most squalid way.
他住的是一间极其寒酸的小房间。
In this squalid quarrel, what gives the heroes of the Iliad their grandeur?
在这场卑劣的争吵中，是什么给了《伊利亚特》里英雄人物那种宏伟的气魄呢？
Here were crumbling tenements, squalid courtyards and stinking alleys.
随处可见破烂的住房、肮脏的庭院和臭气熏天的小胡同。
He toured India's engorged cities and squalid villages.
他周游印度各地拥挤的城市和贫穷污秽的乡村。
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“死锅里的”:死在锅里的蟑螂→肮脏的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
squalid
adj
(derog 贬)
1 very dirty and unpleasant (esp because of neglect or poverty) 污秽的; 肮脏的; 邋遢的
squalid housing 肮脏的房屋
living in squalid conditions 住在污秽的环境中.
2 morally degrading; sordid 道德败坏的; 卑鄙的
a squalid tale of greed and corruption 描述贪得无厌和腐败堕落等丑恶现象的故事.
🔁 扩展释义
*['skwɒlid]a. 污秽的, 肮脏的, 悲惨的, 可怜的, 卑劣的
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I have an announcement to make.
我要宣布一件事。
Is this the right bus for Pacific Boulevard?
这是去太平洋大道的车吗？
Yes, of course. Come in.
可以，当然可以。请进。