squalid

adj. 骯臟的；卑鄙的；悲慘的

詳細(xì)解釋

adj.(形容詞)

英語翻譯

Adjective:

morally degraded;
\\\"a seedy district\\\"
\\\"the seamy side of life\\\"
\\\"sleazy characters hanging around casinos\\\"
\\\"sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls\\\"
\\\"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils\\\"
\\\"the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal\\\"
foul and run-down and repulsive;
\\\"a flyblown bar on the edge of town\\\"
\\\"a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town\\\"
\\\"squalid living conditions\\\"
\\\"sordid shantytowns\\\"

造句

用作形容詞(adj.)

In these squalid surroundings she becomes slovenly herself.
在這骯臟的環(huán)境中，她本人也變得十分邋遢懶散了。
The downtown streets looked ugly, squalid, and hostile.
市中心的街道看上去丑陋、骯臟、充滿敵意。
Such moods, however naive, were certainly neither wicked nor squalid.
這種心情雖屬天真，但確實(shí)是既無惡意，又非卑鄙的。
A squalid family lived there now.
現(xiàn)在那兒住著一個(gè)骯臟的人家。

常用短語

A general air of squalid neglect pervaded the place.
出自：J. Conrad
A narrow squalid street where people..threw their filth into the gutters.
出自：D. Welch

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