1 ADJ-GRADED 肮脏的;邋遢的;条件差的 A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. 肮脏的;邋遢的;条件差的
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He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.
他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯，来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
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The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
移民们的生活条件一直非常差。
SYN dirty, filthy, seedy, sleazy
2 ADJ-GRADED (行为)卑鄙的，丑恶的 Squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest. (行为)卑鄙的，丑恶的 [disapproval]
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The Tory Party called the bill 'the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons'.
保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
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...the squalid pursuit of profit.
对利润不择手段的追求
SYN unseemly, sordid, inappropriate, unsuitable
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