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dust
/dʌst/
n.
Fine, dry particles of matter; a cloud or film of such fine particles. 尘;尘埃。
- The army raised a great dust. 军队经过时尘埃飞扬。
Any fine powder. 粉;细末。
The particles into which a decaying body falls. 尸体腐烂变成之细屑。
The pollen. 花粉。
A low or despised condition. 寒微;卑贱;屈辱。
The earthly remains of bodies once alive. 遗骸。
The earth as a place of burial. (埋葬人体之)葬身地;后土。
Something worthless. 无价值之废物。
Money. 【俚】金钱。
Gold dust. 金粉。
短语:
bite the dust 【口】(幽默用法)倒毙;被打败;生病;(机器)故障。(= kiss the dust, lick the dust)
eat the dust 【口】望尘莫及。
humble in (into) the dust 受屈辱。
in the dust (a)死。(b)蒙羞。
kiss the dust 【口】(幽默用法)倒毙;被打败;生病;(机器)故障。(= bite the dust, lick the dust)
lay the dust (泼水)防止尘土飞扬。
lick the dust 【口】(幽默用法)倒毙;被打败;生病;(机器)故障。(= bite the dust, kiss the dust)
make (raise; kick up) a dust (about) 【口】引起麻烦;吵闹;埋怨。
make the dust fly 用力(加速)做。
shake the dust off (from) one's feet 【英】【口】愤而离去。
throw dust in (into) sb's eyes 【口】蒙蔽;使困惑。
watch sb's dust 旁观某人的成功。
when (after) the dust settles (非正式用法)当混乱平息或结束时。
will (can) not see for dust 【口】连影子也看不见。
(过去式: dusted; 过去完成式: dusted; 现在进行式: dusting)
v.t.
To brush away dust from. 拂去尘埃。
- I dusted the table and then polished it with wax. 我挥去桌上的灰尘然后打蜡。
To cover or sprinkle, as with powder. 撒(以粉末)。
- My mother dusts a cake with sugar. 我妈妈将糖粉撒在蛋糕上。
v.i.
To remove dust. 除去尘埃。
短语:
dust it 【美】【口】急行;突然而去。
dust off (a)停了一段时间后再度使用或练习。(b)除去灰尘。(c)【体】(棒球)故意投出几乎要碰到打击者身体的球。(d)杀死。
dust out 【美】急退。
dust sb's jacket (coat) 殴打某人。
习语:
dust bowl 【美】长期遭受干旱和尘暴的地区。
dust chute 垃圾泻槽。
dust cover 家具等的防尘套;书套;书皮。
dust devil 小旋风。
dust jacket 书套。(= dust wrapper)
dust sheet 防尘用的家具套。
dust storm 尘暴;狂风沙。
dust wrapper 书套。(= dust jacket)
衍生词:
adj. dustless. adj. dustlike.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
dust¹
/dʌst/
n.
1. (soil, sand) 尘土;粉尘
- The lorries raised clouds of dust. 卡车扬起了阵阵尘土。
- 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. (house dust) 灰尘
- There's a thick layer of dust on the shelf. 架子上积了一层厚厚的灰尘。
- There wasn't a speck of dust to be seen. 一丁点儿灰尘都看不到。
3. (dust cloud) 尘雾
- The wind gusted suddenly, stirring up dust. 狂风乍起, 搅起一阵尘雾。
4. (particles) [+of coal, asbestos, chalk] 粉末;细末
- The air was black with diesel fumes and coal dust. 空气中充斥着黑乎乎的柴油烟和煤灰。
- a sprinkling of gold dust 星星点点的金粉
5. (after death, decomposition) 尘土;尘埃
- Our heroes have long returned to dust. 我们的英雄早已归于尘土。
- a country where glorious church spires crumble to dust 瑰丽的教堂尖顶化为齑粉的国家
to turn to dust
[person +] 亡故;去世;死去
- This will still be the case long after our generation has turned to dust. 等我们这一代人早已故去后, 情况依然还会如此。
[object +] 化为尘土;消失
- The country has all but turned to dust under the steady pressure of famine, drought, and civil war. 在饥馑、干旱和内战的持续重压下, 这个国家几乎已经化作一片废墟。
[relationship, success story +] 化为泡影;烟消云散
- when the relationship has turned to dust 当这段感情化为虚无
- But her success story has turned to dust. 可是她的成功故事已烟消云散。
ashes to ashes, dust to dust 尘归尘, 土归土(源自《圣经》, 比喻从哪里来就会回到哪里去, 一切都是注定)
- With the words 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust' still ringing in his ears he headed home. 他朝家走去, 耳边仍回响着“尘归尘, 土归土”这句话。
6. (earth) 地面
- They lay face down in the dust. 他们脸朝下趴在地上。
idiom:
to bite the dust<幽默,非正式> (fail) 失败;消失;玩完
- More than a third of Britain's marriages will bite the dust. 英国超过三分之一的婚姻会以失败告终。
- In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust. 在过去三十年间, 很多备受珍视的价值观已经被完全抛弃。
- The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust. 这项指控葬送了一名讲师的职业生涯。
(die) 死去;死亡
- You'll be enjoying a healthy life long after your colleagues have bitten the dust. 等你同事们都死了, 你还会健康地活很久。
dust and ashes 令人失望的事物
- Fascism leads only to dust and ashes, death and shame and cruelty. 法西斯主义带来的只有失望、死亡、屈辱和残暴。
to gather dustorto collect dust
(be unused) 被搁置;无人问津
- Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements. 这些机器中有许多都放在地下室积灰。
- The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year. 在尘封了一年多之后, 这张唱片终于将在10月份发售。
to kick up a dustorto raise a dust<非正式> 引起骚乱;发生争执
to leave sb/sth in the dust 轻而易举超过…;全面胜过…
- leaving their competitors in the dust 令他们的竞争对手望尘莫及
to let the dust settle 待尘埃落定;等局势平静
- I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that. 我想我们应该静等事态平息, 看看之后的发展。
to shake the dust off your feet 愤然离开;不屑地离开
- They said they were too busy to give us drinks, so we shook the dust off our feet and left. 他们说太忙, 没时间给我们上饮料, 于是我们愤然离去。
to throw dust in sb's eyesorto throw dust in the eyes of sb 迷惑某人;误导某人
- They are shielding him and throwing dust in the eyes of the police. 他们蒙蔽警察来包庇他。
when the dust settlesoronce the dust settles<非正式> (when things are calmer)当事态平息一些;待形势明朗
- When the dust settles, nobody is left in any doubt. 尘埃落定时, 大家都再无任何疑虑。
- Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision. 事态一平息, 贝克就为自己的决定辩白。
dust²
/dʌst/
vi.
1. (clean) 擦去尘土;掸去尘土
- She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up. 她擦掉灰尘, 打扫卫生, 还清洗了餐具。
2. (apply powder) 撒粉;涂粉
- Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder. 把脚彻底擦干, 然后在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。
- Help lipstick to last longer by dusting over your lips with a little translucent powder before applying. 涂口红前在唇部抹一点透明唇粉, 可令口红效果更持久。
3. to dust for sth[+ fingerprints] 撒粉以使某物显现
- officials dusting for fingerprints and searching for evidence 撒粉提取指纹并搜寻证据的警务人员
vt.
1. (clean) [+ furniture] 除去…的灰尘;擦净;掸净; [+ room] 清扫
- He dusted and polished all the furniture. 他把所有家具擦干净并打上蜡。
- I vacuumed and dusted the living room. 我用吸尘器打扫了客厅, 并擦净灰尘。
2. to dust sth with sth
(cover) [+ food, object] 把…撒(或涂)于
- Dust the cake with sifted icing sugar. 在蛋糕上撒过筛的糖粉。
- She dusted her face with powder. 她在脸上涂了粉。
3. to dust sth on sthorto dust sth over sth
(sprinkle) [+ powder] 在…上撒…
- Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks. 将腮红打在两颊上并涂抹开。
4. to dust sth for sth(for fingerprints)在…撒粉以使指纹显现
- Police dusted my flat for fingerprints. 警察在我的公寓撒粉提取指纹。
5. (cover) [snow, frost, sand +] 覆盖;盖住
- A light frost dusted the grass. 草地上盖着一层薄霜。
- She seemed not to notice as flakes of snow dusted her hair. 她似乎没有注意到片片雪花落满她的头发。
idiom:
to dust yourself downorto dust yourself off
(recover) 重新振作
- She dusted herself down and left to build her own career. 她重振旗鼓去开创自己的事业了。
- Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again. 鼓起勇气, 重新振作, 从头再来。
(clean) 拍去身上的灰尘;把身上弄干净
- Mike stood up and dusted himself down. 迈克站起身, 把身上拍打干净。
Phrasal Verbs:
dust down, dust off, dust out, dust up
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
dust
/dʌst/
n.
沙土,尘土;灰尘,尘埃
粉尘

vt. & vi. dusts dusting dusted
拂去灰尘
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
dust
n. 粉尘,粉末,掺
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
dust
n.(名词)
1. Fine, dry particles of matter. 灰尘:细而干的物质颗粒
2. A cloud of fine, dry particles. 粉尘:尘雾状细干颗粒
3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: 尘埃:被认为是粉碎而成的物质颗粒:
- fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries. 经过几百年的时间已化为粉末的织物
4. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: 坟土:土地,尤指被视为坟墓时的土:
- “ashes to ashes, dust to dust”(&b{Book of Common Prayer}) “尘归尘,土归土”(大众祈祷者必读)
5. The surface of the ground. 地面
6. A debased or despised condition. 卑微或受鄙视的状态
7. Something of no worth. 无价值的东西
8. Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal. 【多用于英国】 要被弃置的废物
9. Confusion; agitation; commotion: 混乱;搅乱;暴乱:
- won't go back in until the dust settles. 等骚乱平定了再回去
v.(动词) dust.ed, dust.ing, dusts
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating: 除去灰尘:擦,刷或敲打以除去灰尘:
- dust the furniture. 抹去家具上的灰尘
2. To sprinkle with a powdery substance: 撒粉末于:
- dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer. 将饼撒上糖粉;把化肥撒在作物上
3. To apply or strew in fine particles: 擦粉状物:以细颗粒形式使用或散布:
- dusted talcum powder on my feet. 在我的脚上撒爽身粉
4. Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away. 【棒球】 发近身球:向击球手发近身球,以使其向后退
v.intr.(不及物动词)
1. To clean by removing dust. 除尘
2. To cover itself with such particulate matter. Used of a bird. 用沙尘洗澡。指鸟

常用词组:
dust off
To restore to use: 重新使用:
- dusted off last year's winter coat. 重又穿上去年的冬衣

习惯用语:
in the dust
Far behind, as in a race or competition: 落后:落后,如在赛跑或竞争中落后于人:
- a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust. 把我们的竞争对手远远地抛在后面的市场策略make the dust fly
To go about a task with great energy and speed. 干得起劲:以极大的精力和速度做某项任务
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
dust
尘埃;尘土
- 英语>简体中文, 土木工程词典
dust
n. 灰尘,粉末,垃圾,屑,粉剂,粉,末;vt. 除尘,起尘,弄成粉末,涂粉
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
dust
粉尘,尘埃,尘屑,灰尘:泥土的细小、干燥微粒,或能被风吹起的很小的其它任何物质
- 英语>简体中文, 英中医学辞海
dust
n. 粉尘
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
dust
n. 尘埃,粉末
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
dust
n.
灰尘, 尘土, 尘埃
遗骸
- This is the dust of our ancestors. 这是我们祖先的遗骸。
vt. & vi.
拂(一拂), 掸(一掸)
- She dusts every day. 她每天都掸灰。
vt.
撒(粉)于
- He dusted a powder over his roses to kill all the insects. 他在玫瑰花上撒了药粉以杀死所有的害虫。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
dust1
(noun 名词)
灰尘
chalk dust. 粉笔灰。
SYNONYM 同义词:dirt, grime, grit, particles, powder.
dust2
(verb 动词)
撢﹙灰﹚
SEE参阅 cleanverb 动词.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
dust1
after/when the 'dust settles
when all the exciting events, changes, etc. are over待形势明朗; 等事态平静一些:
When the dust finally began to settle, certain facts about the Prime Minister’s resignation started to emerge. 当形势开始明朗后,首相辞职的一些详情渐渐透露出来。
bite the dust 另见bite
(as) dry as dust 另见dry
gather dust 另见gather
leave sb/sth in the dust 另见leave
let the dust settle 另见let
like gold dust 另见gold
not see sb for dust 另见see
wait for the dust to settle=let the dust settle 另见let
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
dust1
n.
灰尘, 尘土
粉末[剂];【植】花粉;【矿】金粉
[英]垃圾; 废品; 灰烬
土; 葬身地
混乱, 骚乱
[俚]钱
[诗]遗骸; 尸体
- street dust 街道灰尘
- be covered with dust 布满了灰尘
- yellow dust of the flowers 黄色的花粉
- clean out dust 清除垃圾
- His letter made a dust. 他的信引起了骚动。
dust2
vt.
去掉...上的灰尘; 掸(灰)
把...弄成粉末
(把粉末)撒在...上
[俚]蒙蔽
- dust the furniture 掸掉家俱上的灰尘
- dust a cake with sugar 在蛋糕上撒糖
- dustsugar on to a cake 将糖撒在蛋糕上
- dust chemical fertilizer over the fields 在田地里撒化学肥料
dust3
vi.
去掉灰尘
扬起灰尘
(鸟类)用沙土洗澡
[美口]急忙跑掉

继承用法
dust-alleviation
n.
减尘(工作)
dustball
n.
尘球, 尘埃流星
dustband
n.
(表的)防尘圈
dustbin
n.
(吸)尘箱, 垃圾箱
dustblue
n.
土灰兰色
dust-borne
adj.
尘埃传播的
dustbox
n.
收集粉末或尘埃的箱子
dustbrand
n.
【植】黑穗病
dustcloth
n.
防尘布
dust-coat
n.
[英]风衣, 防尘轻便外衣
dust-collector
n.
吸尘器
dust-colo(u)r
n.
灰褐色
dust-devil
n.
小尘暴, 尘旋风
dust-dry
n.
脱尘干躁
dust-fan
n.
抽尘(风)扇
dust-fast
adj.
耐尘的
dust-firing
n.
粉末燃料发火
dust4
adj.
粉末燃烧的
dust-free
adj.
无[防]尘的
dustheap
n.
垃圾堆
dust-laden
adj.
多尘的, 含尘的
dustman
n.
[英]清道夫, 垃圾夫
dustpan
n.
在450-600兆范围内自动[人工]调谐的超外差接收机
畚[簸]箕 dust-precipitator n. 收尘器
dust-proof
adj.
防尘的
dust-shot
n.
小钻粒
小金属粒, 最小号的子弹
dustshower
n.
尘雨
dust-tight
adj.
防尘的
dustup
n.
[美]
争吵, 争论
[俚]骚乱, 喧闹
dust-well
n.
尘穴
dust-whirl
n.
尘旋
dustless
adj.
无灰尘的
dustlike
adj.
尘[粉]状的
as dry as dust
枯燥乏味
be humbled in the dust
遭到奇耻大辱
be humbled to the dust
遭到奇耻大辱
be out for the dust
[美口]一心想赚钱
bite the dust
战死; 倒毙; 一败涂地
crumble to dust
倒塌; 垮; 化为乌有
devil's dust
[俚]破碎的旧布
Down with your dust!
拿出钱来! 现金交易!
Down with the dust!
拿出钱来! 现金交易!
eat dust
含垢忍辱
give the dust to
[美]超越, 赶过
have a little dust
交手打一个回合
honoured dust
(某人的)遗体
in dust and ashes (=in sackcloth and ashes)
【宗】(在头上撒满灰尘表示)悲切忏悔, 悲痛(出自《圣经》)
in the dust
死; 屈辱
kick up a dust
争执, 吵闹; 闹事, 引起骚动
make a dust
争执, 吵闹; 闹事, 引起骚动
raise a dust
争执, 吵闹; 闹事, 引起骚动
kiss the dust
屈服; 被制服; 被打倒
lay the dust
(雨)压落尘埃
level in the dust
夷平, 毁平, 使倒下
lick the dust
被打得一败涂地; 卑躬屈节
lie in the dust
成为废墟
战死
make the dust fly
兴冲冲地干; 蛮干; 卖力地干
out of the dust
由灰尘中; 由屈辱境地中
raise sb. from the dust
提拔某人于微贱之中
shake the dust off one's feet (=shake off the dust of one's feet)
愤然(或轻蔑地)离去
sweep the dust under the carpet
把不愉快的事情掩盖起来
take the dust of
落后于; 赶不上
the dust and heat of the day
激烈的战斗; 竞争激烈
throw dust in sb.'s eyes
迷惑[蒙蔽, 欺骗]某人
turn to dust and ashes
(希望)化为泡影; 烟消云散
dust and ashes
尘埃之身(有自我谦卑之意)
尘渣, 粪土(有轻贱之意)
dust down
把灰尘掸掉或刷掉
dust'em off
[美口]用功; 话旧; 重理旧业
dust off
掸去[拭去]灰尘
急忙离去
重新使用[温习]
dust sb. off
痛打某人
把某人杀掉
(棒球)故意把球向击球员身上投去
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
dust
大陆名称:浮尘
台湾名称:粉塵;粉劑
- 英语>简体/繁体中文, 两岸学术名词
dust
微塵;塵泡;撒粉[法]
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 材料科学名词
dust
粉塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 畜牧学名词
dust
塵埃
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 地质学名词
dust
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 地球科学名词
dust
灰塵;粉末;除灰;塵埃;飛塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电机工程名词
dust
灰塵,粉末,除灰
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电力工程名词
dust
塵;粉塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电子工程名词
dust
粉塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 工业工程名词
dust
1.塵;2.火山灰;3.粉煤
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 海洋地质学名词
dust {= D}
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 海事名词
dust
塵埃;飛塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 核能名词
dust
塵;粉塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 化学工程名词
dust
粉劑
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 机械工程名词
dust
會使性子的劣馬
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 教育学名词
dust
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 气象学名词
dust
粉塵;粉劑
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 生态学名词
dust
灰塵,粉塵,粉刺
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 食品科技名词
dust
塵埃,粉末
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 兽医学名词
dust
粉塵
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 土木工程名词
dust
塵;粉
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 医学名词
dust
/dʌst/
(dusting, dusted,dusts)
1. 不可数名词 Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. 沙尘
- Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move. 坦克移动时掀起滚滚的尘土。
2. 不可数名词 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. 我能看见楼梯上厚厚的一层灰尘。
3. 不可数名词 Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal. 粉末
- The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see. 天空由于充满柴油机的浓烟和煤灰而如此黑,我几乎看不见。
4. 及物动词/不及物动词 When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth. 去除灰尘
- I vacuumed and dusted and polished the living room. 我把起居室吸了尘、掸了灰并且擦亮了。
5. 及物动词/不及物动词 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. 用 (粉状物) 擦涂; 把 (粉状物) 撒于
- Lightly dust the fish with flour. 轻轻地把鱼撒上面粉。
6. 习语 If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed. 不复存在; 失败 [幽默,非正式]
- In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust. 过去30年里许多值得珍惜的价值观已经不复存在。
7. 习语 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 [非正式]
- Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision. 一旦尘埃落定,贝克就为自己的决定进行了辩护。
8. 习语 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. 闲置
- Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements. 很多的机器闲置在地下室里。
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