grunge
noun[U]
uk/ɡrʌndʒ/us/ɡrʌndʒ/grungenoun[U](MUSIC)
atypeofrockmusicand afashionforuntidyclothes,popularin the early 1990s:
(流行于20世纪90年代初的)颓废音乐,格郎基音乐;(20世纪90年代初期年轻人以穿着邋遢为时尚的)格郎基风尚,颓废风尚Nirvana was one of the mostfamousgrungebands.“涅盘”是最著名的颓废音乐乐队之一。
Pop, rock & soul
- agit-pop
- anti-rock
- backing dancer
- backing singer
- backspin
- disc jockey
- DJ
- drill
- drum and bass
- dub
- electronica
- emo
- jukebox
- mod
- Motown
- New Age music
- pop group
- power ballad
- sampler
- trip-hop
grungenoun[U](DIRT)
informal
thickdirtthatformsonsurfaces:
Theplugholewasfullofdisgustinggrunge.
If you areunabletoremovegrunge anddirtfromjewelleryathomethen it'sprobablybestto take it to aprofessional.
Synonyms
dirt
filth
grime(DIRT)
muck
smut(DIRT)
dirt
- dirtHis coat was covered with dirt.
- filthThe building was covered in filth.
- grimeI had to scrub to remove the grime from the bath.
- grungeI need to clean all the grunge off my earrings.
- gunkI have to clean all this gunk from the engine.
- gungeUKThere's a load of gunge clogging the pipes.
- Use a can ofcompressedairtoblowall thecollectedgrunge out of the back of thecomputer.
- Grunge isscrapedfrom thebottomof thecanals.
- We need toremovethesurfacegrunge withoutdamagingthedelicatepartsbelow.
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- polluter
- recontamination
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
- slovenliness
- smear