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sordid

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adj.肮脏

难易程度:

sordid为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:sordidness 副词:sordidly

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dirty  filthy  slovenly  squalid    

sordid


/'sɔ:dɪd; `sɔrdɪd/
adj (derog 贬)
1 (of conditions, places, etc) dirty and unpleasant; squalid (指状况、地方等)肮脏不堪的, 邋遢的
*a sordid slum 污秽的贫民窟
* living in sordid poverty 过着潦倒的生活.
2 (of people, behaviour, etc) displaying selfishness, meanness, etc (指人、行为等)自私自利的, 卑污的, 龌龊的
*a sordid affair 肮脏的勾当
* sordid motives 卑鄙的动机.

sordid


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: sordidus, from sordes 'dirt']
involving immoral or dishonest behaviour
sordid business/affair/story etc
 The whole sordid affair came out in the press.
 She discovered the truth about his sordid past.
 I want to hear all the sordid details!
very dirty and unpleasant
= squalid
 a sordid little room