Dictionary entry
dirt ball
noun
泥球
a clump or ball of dirt
- 1.
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
In use
The children rolled the loose soil into a small dirt ball and threw it at the tree.
After playing in the garden, my dog had a dirt ball stuck to his fur.
I accidentally stepped on a dirt ball and it crumbled under my shoe.
a dirt ball
指实际由泥土构成的球。
The kids rolled the snow into a dirt ball.
孩子们把雪滚成了一个泥球。
You dirt ball!
非正式，用于侮辱或表示厌恶。
You dirt ball! You stole my wallet!
你这个泥球！你偷了我的钱包！
be a dirt ball
指人品行肮脏或不讲卫生。
He is such a dirt ball for lying to us.
他真是个泥球，对我们撒谎。
Common mistakes
He is a dirt ball man.He is a dirt ball.
“dirt ball”是名词短语，不能用作形容词。中文学习者常受“的”字结构影响，将其误用作定语。正确用法是直接作表语，表示“他是一个肮脏的人”。
He is a mud ball.He is a dirt ball.
中文“泥球”直译常导致误用“mud ball”，但英语中“dirt ball”才是固定俚语，表示肮脏的人或物。“mud ball”通常指实际的泥球，无贬义。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
非正式，指肮脏的人或物
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.