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单词 dingy
释义
dingy
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪn.dʒi/us
/ˈdɪn.dʒi/
darkand often alsodirty:
阴暗肮脏的
a dingyroom/corridor阴暗肮脏的房间／走廊
Herhairwas a dingybrowncolour.她的头发呈现出一种脏兮兮的棕黑色。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
with little or no light
  • darkShe peered down the dark hallway.
  • darkenedWe arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre.
  • dimHe sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.
  • shadowyI was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor.
  • pitch-darkShe took a torch with her as she descended into the pitch-dark cellar.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Darkness & becoming dark
  • blackness
  • darken
  • darkened
  • darkly
  • darkness
  • deepen
  • dim
  • dimly
  • dimness
  • dingily
  • draw
  • matt
  • pitch darkness
  • shaded
  • shadow
  • shadowy
  • sombreness
  • subdued
  • twilight
  • umbra
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Related word

dingily
(Definition ofdingyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dingy| American Dictionary

dingy
adjective
us
/ˈdɪn·dʒi/
(of aplaceormaterial)darkandunattractiveesp. because of beingdirtyor notcaredfor:
Thestoresseemedoldand dingy,theirlightstoodimandtheirceilingstoolow.
(Definition ofdingyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdingy

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Its growing population anddingyslums were cause for elite concern, so some light was aimed at security.
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Shops were small anddingy.
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Throughout the country one sees recycling banks painted indingycolours, sitting in a sea of detritus.
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Too often, post offices have becomedingyand shabby as a result of a lack of investment.
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A sudden increase in wind strength produces difficulties for yachtsmen and smalldingysailors.
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The courtroom is adequate, though dark anddingy.
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Several firms have sailing clubs for their employees, and there is increasing pressure for moorings and hards for yachts and dingies of all sizes.
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I want to make one more comment about this ratherdingycase.
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But it would be a mistake to think that such doctors only operate fromdingysurgeries and street corners.
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The man says he knows of someone who will help, usually a middle-aged woman in adingyhouse.
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I know that he takes a close personal interest in the subject, particularly in moths such as thedingymocha.
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For too long, we have had scruffy, run-down, dirty,dingyand moth-eaten resorts.
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Twodingylittle shops together form the library.
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Cafeterias at main-line stations are now replacing thedingydining rooms.
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I find that they are verydingyand dirty.
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