1 N-UNCOUNT 尘土;沙尘 Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. 尘土;沙尘
2 N-UNCOUNT 灰尘 Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights. 灰尘
SYN grime, grit, powdery dirt
3 N-UNCOUNT [oft n NOUN] 粉末;细末 Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal. 粉末;细末
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The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。
SYN particles, powder, soot, smut
4 VERB 擦去…的灰尘 When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth. 擦去…的灰尘
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I vacuumed and dusted the living room. [VERB noun]
我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
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She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up. [VERB]
她擦掉灰尘,打扫卫生,还清洗了餐具。
SYN remove dust from, clean, sweep, brush
5 VERB 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒 If you dust something with a fine substance such as powder or if you dust a fine substance onto something, you cover it lightly with that substance. 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒
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Lightly dust the fish with flour. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
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Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。
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Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder. [VERB adv./prep.]
把脚完全擦干,在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。
SYN sprinkle, cover, powder, spread
6 PHRASE 消亡;失败 If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed. 消亡;失败 [humorous, informal, emphasis]
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In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust.
在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
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The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。
7 PHRASE 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息 If you say that something will happen when the dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you let the dust settle before doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else. 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息 [informal]
8 PHRASE 被搁置;被忽视;尘封 If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it. 被搁置;被忽视;尘封
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