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单词 dust
释义
dust
noun[U]
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/
B1
drydirtin theformofpowderthatcoverssurfacesinside abuilding, or verysmalldrypiecesofsoil,sand, or othersubstances:
灰尘；尘土；沙土
Thefurniturewascoveredin dust andcobwebs.家具上落满了灰尘和蜘蛛网。
Acloudof dustrosein theairas thecarroaredpast.汽车飞驶过后扬起一阵尘土。
coaldust煤灰
picture of dust
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  • Thesechinaornamentsjustcollectdust.
  • Hehitthegroundwith hisstickand apuffof dustroseup into theair.
  • Thetruckwent by in aswirlof dust.
  • Iblewthe dust off thebooks.
  • Eruptingvolcanoesdischargemassivequantitiesof dust into thestratosphere.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dirt & untidiness
  • bloodstain
  • clutter
  • contaminant
  • contamination
  • crud
  • fleck
  • grime
  • grunge
  • gunge
  • gunk
  • muck
  • pollutant
  • polluter
  • recontamination
  • scruff
  • shambles
  • slime
  • slob
  • slovenliness
  • smear
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Idioms

the dust settles
leavesomeone/somethingin the dust
turn to dust
dust
verb
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/

dustverb(CLEAN)

[IorT]
to use aclothtoremovedust from thesurfaceof something:
擦去…的灰尘，给…除尘
I was dusting themantelpiecewhen Inoticedacrack.我在擦壁炉台的时候发现了一道裂纹。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning & tidying places & things
  • adjust
  • airing
  • bed
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • cleansomethingout
  • freshen
  • freshen(someone/something)up
  • going-over
  • Hoover
  • hooversomethingup
  • housekeeping
  • muck
  • sandblast
  • smarten(someone/something)up
  • spiffsomeone/somethingup
  • spit and polishidiom
  • spring-clean
  • spruce
  • tidy
  • valet
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dustverb(COVER)

[T]
tocoversomething with alightpowder:
在…上撒（粉末）
Dust thetopof thecakewithicingsugar.在蛋糕上撒些糖霜。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Covering and adding layers
  • additive
  • asphalt
  • bestrew
  • blanket
  • blindfold
  • gilt
  • gum
  • inlaid
  • lag
  • laminate
  • layer
  • obliterate
  • render
  • retread
  • seasoned
  • slapsomethingon
  • smothersomethingin/withsomething
  • studded
  • tent
  • wax
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Idiom

be done and dusted

Phrasal verb

dustsomethingoff
(Definition ofdustfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dust| American Dictionary

dust
noun[U]
us
/dʌst/
drydirtin theformofpowderthatcoverssurfacesinside abuilding, or verysmalldrypiecesofearth,sand, or othersubstances:
Thefurniturewascoveredwith dust.

dusty

adjectiveus
/ˈdʌs·ti/
Piles of dustybookslayon thefloor.
dust
verb[I/T]
us
/dʌst/
toremovedrydirtin theformofpowderfrom asurface:
[I/T]I wasdusting(herdesk) when Inoticedthepieceofpaper.

Phrasal verb

dust offsomething
(Definition ofdustfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdust

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Along less fanciful lines, detectives can make invisible fingerprints visible by dusting them.
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The results are shown in table 1 together with some physical properties of the silica dusts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, a 20-year old plan can be taken off a shelf, dusted down and it does not need an environmental impact assessment for approval.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
All the bad means from the past were dusted down, this time to break any opposition to progress.
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Residual stocks of the malathion-based dusting powder are being disposed.
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About five or six fields have already been announced, and a number of other plans have been dusted off.
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Once again, law and order is being taken from the top shelf, dusted down and put in front of the electorate.
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There is a good market in the world for light aircraft, the club aircraft, or machines for crop dusting, fertiliser spraying or bird scaring.
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Every now and then it would be dusted off, put back and kept for a rainy day.
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If she knocks the instrument when dusting it, she immediately receives a call inquiring whether she needs help.
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There is no ready prepared northern route waiting to be brought off the shelf and dusted off for public consideration.
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Residual dusts may be open to the atmosphere as a result of uncovered hoppers or flatbeds.
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Here the offer is again taken out, dusted over and produced.
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There is also the fact that the streams of particles that are not breathed in are dropping down into dusts, including household dusts.
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Their enemies are not simply the sharp, pervasive dusts, but the very elements and, indeed, the law of gravity at its most pitiless.
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Collocationswithdust

dust

These are words often used in combination withdust.

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airborne dust
This variable provides a measure of the average particulate concentration in the air (airbornedust) of each country's cities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
amount of dust
Operations beyond this period will depend on theamountofdustdeposited on the rover's solar panels.
From theCambridge English Corpus
asbestos dust
These bodies indicate past exposure toasbestosdustbut are not proof of the presence of disease due to the inhalation of asbestos.
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