din·gy
adjective/ˈdɪndʒi/
/ˈdɪndʒi/
(comparative dingier, superlative dingiest)
- dark and dirty
又黑又脏的；昏暗的；肮脏的 - a dingy room/hotel
又黑又脏的房间／旅馆 - dingy curtains/clothes
脏得发黑的窗帘／衣服
Extra Examples- The kitchen was rather dark and dingy.
厨房又黑又脏。 - The street ran between rows of dingy terraced houses.
街道穿过一排排肮脏的排屋。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDingy is used with these nouns:- apartment
- house
- room
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: perhaps based on Old English dynge ‘dung’. - a dingy room/hotel