dust
noun/dʌst/
/dʌst/
Idioms - [uncountable] a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc.
沙土；尘土 - A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.
卡车开过时扬起一片灰尘。 - Fine particles of dust will get everywhere.
细小的灰尘颗粒会到处都是。 - The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.
工人们戴着面罩避免吸入尘土。
Synonyms soilsoilmud ▪ dust ▪ clay ▪ land ▪ earth ▪ dirt ▪ groundThese are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:- Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
卡车起动时扬起一片灰尘。
- The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
- an area of rich, fertile land
土地富饶肥沃的地域
- Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
将植物周围的土培实。
- The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
汽车陷到泥地里了。 - They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
- good/rich soil/land/earth
- fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
- to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
- to cultivate the soil/land/ground
Extra Examples- Dust swirled around them like a misty cloud.
灰尘就像一团雾霭般盘旋在他们周围。 - He brushed the dust off his clothes.
他刷掉了衣服上的灰尘。 - He started coughing as dust filled his lungs.
因为粉尘填满了肺部，他开始咳嗽起来。 - Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint.
去除油漆表面的灰尘颗粒。 - She shook the dust from her hair.
她抖去了头发上的灰尘。 - The dust cleared and Hari could see a tiger.
尘埃散尽后哈里看见了一只老虎。 - The wind was blowing dust through the streets of the city.
风刮得满城街道上尘土飞扬。 - microscopic specks of dust
显微镜下的粒粒尘土 - They rolled in the dust, fighting.
他们在沙土里翻滚打架。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- airborne
- radioactive
- …
- cloud
- layer
- particle
- …
- collect
- gather
- be covered in
- …
- lie
- coat something
- cover something
- …
- cloud
- grain
- mote
- …
- A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.
- the fine powder of dirt that forms in buildings, on furniture, floors, etc.
（建筑物内、家具或地板等上的）灰尘，尘埃 - The books were all covered with dust.
书上积满了灰尘。 - There was a thick layer of dust on the table.
桌子上积了一层厚厚的灰尘。 - There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room.
屋子里一尘不染。 - She is allergic to house dust.
她对房子里的灰尘过敏。 - That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now.
那把吉他现已尘封多年。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- airborne
- radioactive
- …
- cloud
- layer
- particle
- …
- collect
- gather
- be covered in
- …
- lie
- coat something
- cover something
- …
- cloud
- grain
- mote
- …
- The books were all covered with dust.
- a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of a particular substance
粉尘；粉末 - coal dust
煤粉
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- airborne
- radioactive
- …
- cloud
- layer
- particle
- …
- collect
- gather
- be covered in
- …
- lie
- coat something
- cover something
- …
- cloud
- grain
- mote
- …
- coal dust
Word OriginOld English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist ‘chaff’.
Idioms
bite the dust (informal)
- to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed
失败；被打败；被摧毁 - Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
每年有数以千计的小企业倒闭。
- Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
- (humorous) to die
长逝；走向人生终点
collect/gather dust
- to not be used for a long time
长期闲置 - Play your guitar that's gathering dust, or pull out the old tennis racket for a match.
弹奏积满灰尘的吉他，或者拿出旧网球拍进行比赛。 - You may already have an old laptop that is collecting dust but otherwise usable.
您可能已经拥有一台积满灰尘但仍可用的旧笔记本电脑。
- Play your guitar that's gathering dust, or pull out the old tennis racket for a match.
leave somebody in the dust
- (North American English) to leave somebody far behind
把某人远远抛在后面；使望尘莫及
let the dust settle | wait for the dust to settle
- to wait for a situation to become clear or certain
待尘埃落定；待形势明朗 - He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions.
他等待选举结束后尘埃落定，然后再做出任何新决定。
- He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions.