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squalid

美音:[´skwɔləd ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.肮脏的

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squalid为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:squalidness 副词:squalidly

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dirty  filthy  grimy  unclean  impure  soiled  dusty  smutty  sooty  smoky  slimy  mucky  slovenly  untidy  messy  unclean  unkempt  uncombed  unwashed  squalid  nasty    

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squalid


/'skwɒlɪd; `skwɑlɪd/
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.

squalid


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: squalidus, from squalere 'to be dirty', from squalus 'dirty']
very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money
squalor
 How can anyone live in such squalid conditions?
 a tiny squalid apartment
especially BrE immoral or dishonest
 squalid behaviour
 a squalid affair
1. It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a squalid neighborhood.
    显而易见, 在这样的贫民区里怎能不孕育出犯罪的行为。

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