squalid
美音:
[´skwɔləd
]英音:
[´skwɔləd
]adj.肮脏的
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squalid为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:squalidness 副词:squalidly
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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
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squalor How can anyone live in such squalid conditions? a tiny squalid apartmentespecially 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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