dirt
noun[U]
uk/dɜːt/us/dɝːt/dirtnoun[U](NOT CLEAN)
B1
dust,soil, or anysubstancethat makes asurfacenotclean:
尘土，泥土，灰尘Hiscoatwascoveredwith dirt.他的外套上满是泥土。
Synonyms
filth
grime(DIRT)
grunge(DIRT)informal
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.
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mainlyUS
soilon theground:
泥土I've beendiggingin the dirt,plantingseeds.我一直在挖泥埋种子。
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informal
solidwaste:
污物I got somedogdirt on myshoes.我的鞋沾上了一些狗屎。
- We wererevoltedby the dirt andmessin herhouse.
- Light-colouredcarpetsshow the dirt.
- Thefoldsof thecurtainswereblackenedwith dirt.
- Picture thescene- thecrowdsofpeopleandanimals, thenoise, the dirt.
- Pimplesformwhenporesbecomeblockedwith dirt.
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- blotch
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- muck
- omnishambles
- pollutant
- polluter
- recontamination
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Soil
Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion
dirtnoun[U](GOSSIP)
informal
unpleasantorbaddetailsabout someone'sprivatelifethat arerepeatedorpublishedtoinfluencepeople'sopinionof them in anegativeway:
（私生活的）丑闻Journalists are alwaysdiggingfor(=tryingtodiscover)dirt.记者总想挖到丑闻。
Gossip and rumour
- a little bird told meidiom
- anecdotal
- bird
- bush telegraph
- ear
- exposure
- furphy
- gossip
- hearsay
- lip
- on everyone's lipsidiom
- peddle
- reportedly
- rumoured
- say-so
- scandal
- scaremongering
- scoop
- swirl
- yourears must be burningidiom