Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2873
dirty
把…弄脏；弄脏
To make something dirty; to soil or stain it.
- 1.
To make (something) dirty.
弄脏
- 2.
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
弄脏,使肮脏
- 3.
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
玷污名誉
- 4.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
歪曲本质加以贬低
- 5.
To become soiled; to soil or defecate on.
变脏；弄脏或拉在上面
变脏；（在…上）排便弄脏；玷污；败坏（名誉）；歪曲；贬低；弄脏；弄脏,使肮脏
In use
He dirtied his shirt while fixing the car.
The white carpet was dirtied by muddy shoes.
She is dirtying her hands with paint while working on the art project.
Verb forms
base dirty · third person dirties · -ing dirtying · past dirtied · past participle dirtied
Connections
Collocations
- dirty one's hands
- 弄脏自己的手；插手不光彩的事
- He wouldn't dirty his hands with dishonest business.他不愿插手不诚实的生意，免得弄脏自己的手。
- dirty someone's name
- 玷污某人的名声
- The false rumor dirtied her name in the community.那则谣言玷污了她在社区里的名声。
- dirty a diaper
- 弄脏尿布；拉在尿布里
- The baby dirtied his diaper during the night.宝宝夜里拉脏了尿布。
- dirty the carpet
- 弄脏地毯
- The children dirtied the carpet with their muddy shoes.孩子们穿着泥鞋弄脏了地毯。
- dirty easily
- 容易弄脏
- Light-colored clothes dirty easily.浅色衣服容易弄脏。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：dirt（泥土）粘到手上，就把手弄脏了；dirty 作动词就是“弄脏”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面描述 dirty 作动词多用于日常或一般语境，表示“弄脏、变脏”；在较正式场合描述玷污名誉时也可见。使用时通常不带强烈语体色彩。
Grammar Note
及物动词，直接接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
在 /ˈdɝti/ 的读音中，thirty /ˈθɝti/ 和 flirty /ˈflɝti/ 与 dirty 完全押韵；city /ˈsɪti/ 和 pretty /ˈprɪti/ 虽然拼写都以 -ty 结尾、读音也都有 /ti/，但重读元音不同，不是真正的韵词。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.