Word · Frequency #16199
dingier
/ˈdiŋdʒi/
adjective
昏暗的；暗淡的
dingier is the comparative of dingy.
Dark and dull in color or light.
- 1.
Dark, dull.
黑暗,暗淡
- 2.
Shabby, squalid, uncared-for.
破旧,肮脏,未被照顾
破旧的；肮脏的；邋遢的；黑暗,暗淡；破旧,肮脏,未被照顾；暗淡的；昏暗的
In use
The old basement was so dingy that we could barely see the walls.
She wore a dingy gray sweater that had lost its original color.
After a week of rain, the town looked dingy and depressing.
dingy + noun
dingy 作定语修饰名词，常形容地方或物品的肮脏、灰暗。
They lived in a dingy apartment.
他们住在一间邋遢的公寓里。
look/feel + dingy
dingy 作表语，与系动词连用，描述主语的状态。
The wallpaper looked dingy and old.
墙纸看起来又脏又旧。
comparative: dingier
比较级形式，常用于对比。
This hotel is even dingier than the last one.
Connections
Collocations
- dingy room
- 昏暗的房间
- The hotel room was small and dingy.这家旅馆的房间又小又昏暗。
- dingy apartment
- 破旧的公寓
- They lived in a dingy apartment near the station.他们住在车站附近一间破旧的公寓里。
- dingy light
- 昏暗的光线
- He read by the dingy light of a single bulb.他借着唯一一只灯泡昏暗的光线看书。
- dingy curtains
- 肮脏的窗帘
- The dingy curtains hadn't been washed in years.这些肮脏的窗帘多年没洗了。
- dingy street
- 阴暗的街道
- She walked down a narrow, dingy street.她沿着一条狭窄阴暗的街道走着。
- dingy basement
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写里有 ding，想象“叮”的一声灯灭了，房间昏暗、破旧又脏乱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述房间、街区等环境、描述衣物、家具等物品的外观 该词通常用于日常口语和一般叙述，多用来形容因肮脏、破旧或光线不足而显得暗淡的事物；正式书面语中不算常用，但也不带强烈的贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
无常用词与 /ˈdɪŋdʒi/ 完全押韵。stingy、mingy、cringey 发音为 /-ɪndʒi/，声音最接近；dinghy、springy、stringy 拼写都以 -ingy 结尾，但读作 /-ɪŋi/，注意不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
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