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clean sth with a duster
此处指除尘用的掸子。
She cleaned the bookshelves with a duster.
她用掸子清理书架。
沙尘暴；尘暴
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沙尘暴；尘暴
a windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand
She cleaned the bookshelves with a duster.
她用掸子清理书架。
用于擦拭表面灰尘的物品,如布或特制的柔软蓬松垫/手套。
An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
扬起尘土或沙子的风暴
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
除尘的人。
Someone who dusts.
长及脚踝的宽松罩衣(外套或长袍)
a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
The sudden duster forced the farmers to take shelter in their barn.
突如其来的沙尘暴迫使农民们躲进谷仓。
AI contextual example
We watched the duster roll across the desert, turning day into night.
我们看着沙尘暴翻滚过沙漠，把白昼变成了黑夜。
AI contextual example
After the duster passed, every surface in the house was covered in a thin layer of sand.
沙尘暴过去后，房子里的每个表面都覆盖着一层薄薄的沙子。
AI contextual example
it was the kind of duster not experienced in years
这是多年来未曾遇到过的沙尘暴。
WordNet
此处指除尘用的掸子。
She cleaned the bookshelves with a duster.
她用掸子清理书架。
此处指打扫灰尘的人。
He works as a duster in the museum.
他在博物馆当除尘工。
此处指扬起沙尘的强风。
A duster swept across the dry plains.
一场尘暴席卷了干旱的平原。
Not this
I need to duster the table.
Use this
I need to dust the table.
duster 是名词，意为“掸子”或“除尘工具”，不能用作动词；表示“掸去灰尘”这一动作时应用动词 dust。
Not this
There is a lot of duster on the shelf.
Use this
There is a lot of dust on the shelf.
duster 指“掸子/除尘工具”，是可数名词，也可指“沙尘暴”；而“灰尘”本身是不可数名词 dust。这里要表达的是灰尘，应使用 dust。
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一场遮天蔽日的黑色尘暴
A black duster rolled across the plains in 1935.
1935年，一场黑色尘暴席卷了平原。
尘暴袭击（某地）
A duster hit the town with little warning.
一场尘暴毫无预警地袭击了小镇。
尘暴席卷（某地）
The duster swept across the outback, burying everything in fine red sand.
这场尘暴席卷了澳大利亚内陆地区，把一切都埋在细红的沙土中。
尘暴滚滚而来
We saw a duster rolling in from the west and quickly took shelter.
我们看见一场尘暴从西边滚滚而来，便迅速躲避起来。
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联想dust（灰尘）+er：掸子拂去灰尘，沙尘暴卷起灰尘。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、online weather discussions 表示“沙尘暴”时，duster 多用于口语或非正式场合；正式气象文章里更常用 dust storm。
这些词与 duster 押韵，重读音节都是 /stɚ/：buster、muster、cluster、bluster、fluster、luster。注意形似但发音不同的词：foster /ˈfɔːstɚ/、lobster /ˈlɑːbstɚ/、disaster /dɪˈzæstɚ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.