Word · Frequency #19712
grime
弄脏；使沾上污垢
核心释义
to make dirty; cover with grime
- 1.
弄脏；沾满污垢
To begrime; to cake with dirt.
- 2.
使弄脏、弄污
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
弄脏；沾满污垢；使弄脏、弄污；使污秽；使...弄脏
用法In use
He grimed his hands while fixing the old engine.
用法提示："grime" 在这里用作动词，意为“弄脏”。
The kids grimed their clothes playing in the mud.
用法提示："grime" 的过去式表示使变脏。
Smoke from the factory grimes the windows of nearby houses.
用法提示："grime" 作动词，描述烟尘弄脏窗户。
grime sth
grime 作动词时为及物动词，后面直接接被弄脏的事物，语气偏书面。
Smoke from the stove had grimed the kitchen walls.
炉子冒出的烟把厨房的墙壁熏得满是污垢。
be grimed with sth
常用被动结构，用 with 引出造成污垢的东西。
His face was grimed with soot after the fire.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grimed with soot
- 沾满煤灰
- The old factory walls were grimed with soot.旧工厂的墙壁沾满了煤灰。
- grimed hands
- 沾满污垢的双手
- His grimed hands showed years of hard work.他那沾满污垢的双手显示出多年辛劳。
- grimed by pollution
- 被污染弄脏
- The city's monuments were grimed by pollution.这座城市的纪念碑被污染弄得污秽不堪。
近义词Synonyms
- dirty
- 使变脏；弄脏 · 最常用，泛指使变脏；grime 侧重积存污垢，dirty 范围更广。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：想象 gray（灰）与 slime（黏液）混在一起变成 grime，灰泥沾到身上就是“弄脏”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal prose 作为动词，grime 多用于正式或文学性语境，常以被动形式出现（如 be grimed with dirt）；日常口语更常用 get dirty 或 be covered in dirt。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵（/aɪm/）：time, crime, slime, chime。注意形近异音：grim 读 /ɡrɪm/，regime 的 -ime 读 /iːm/，都不与 grime 押韵。
一起学习词形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。
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