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| /dʌst/ |
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| 1 | U very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder 灰尘 |
| The dictionaries were covered in dust. 这些词典上蒙着一层灰尘。 |
| | 1a | very small pieces of dry earth or sand that are like powder 尘土；沙尘 | | There were clouds of dust in the distance as the truck approached. 远处驶来的卡车使地面扬起大量尘土。 | |
| | 1b | very small pieces of something such as wood or metal that form a powder 粉；粉末 | | gold/coal dust 金粉/煤渣 | |
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| 2 | singular BRITISH the action of dusting something 除尘；擦净 |
| The sideboard is filthy – can you give it a dust? 餐具柜很脏，你能把它擦干净吗？ |
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| - | let the dustsettle
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| to allow a situation to become calm or normal again after something exciting or unusual has happened |
| 让局面平静下来；让局势恢复正常 |
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| - | turn sth to dust
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| to completely destroy something |
| 摧毁某物；完全毁坏某物 |
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| - | you would not see sb for dust BRITISH informal
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| used for saying that someone would leave a place very quickly in order to avoid trouble or responsibility |
| 某人会消失得无影无踪 |
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| See also | | - bite 1 | | - gather 1 | |
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