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dust/dʌst/ n. & v.●n. 1a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown about by the wind (细土、沙土等的)灰尘，尘埃 b fine powder of any material 粉 pollen dust 花粉; gold dust 金粉 c a cloud of dust 一片尘雾 2 a dead person's remains 尸骨；遗骸 honoured dust 荣誉显赫的遗骸 3 confusion or turmoil 混乱，骚动 raised quite a dust 激起骚动 4 archaic or poet. the mortal human body [古义] [诗]凡身；肉体 we are all dust 我们均是凡人 5 the ground; the earth 地面；泥土 kissed the dust 屈服 6 an act of dusting 擦(扫、掸、刷)净 give the table a dust 掸去桌面上的尘土 ●v. 1 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) clear (furniture etc.) of dust etc. by wiping, brushing, etc. 除去(擦、刷等) (家具等上的)尘土(灰土等) 2 tr.a sprinkle (esp. a cake) with powder, dust, sugar, etc. (尤指在糕点上)撒粉(或糖等) b sprinkle or strew (sugar, powder, etc.) 喷撒；撒满(糖、粉末等) 3 tr. make dusty 积满灰尘 4 intr. archaic (of a bird) take a dust-bath [古义] (鸟)洗沙浴 □ dust and ashes something very disappointing 令人十分失望的事物 □ dust down Brit. [英] 1 wipe or brush the dust from 擦去(或刷掉)…的尘埃 2 colloq. reprimand [口]训斥，责骂 3 = dust off □ dust off 1 remove the dust from (an object on which it has long been allowed to settle) 除去(物品上长期积留的)尘埃 2 use and enjoy again after a long period of neglect (把长期不用的东西)备好待用；重新采用 □ in the dust 1 humiliated 丢脸的，受辱的 2 dead 死去的 □ not see a person for dust find that a person has made a hasty departure 发现某人已匆匆离去 □ when the dust settles when things quieten down 当事情平息下来 □ dustless adj.[Old English dūst: cf. Low German dunst ‘vapour’] |