Word · Frequency #12105
grubby
肮脏的;邋遢的
核心释义
Dirty, especially from not washing.
- 1.
肮脏的,未清洗的,不洁净的。
Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
- 2.
名声不佳的,卑鄙的。
Disreputable, sordid.
- 3.
内部有蛆虫的。
Having grubs in it.
名声不好的;卑鄙的;有蛆的;生虫的;肮脏的,未清洗的,不洁净的。;名声不佳的,卑鄙的。;内部有蛆虫的。
用法In use
After playing outside all day, the children's hands were grubby.
用法提示:grubby作为形容词表“脏的”,修饰children's hands
He wiped his grubby face with a towel.
用法提示:grubby修饰face,描述布满污垢的脸
The grubby kitchen floor needed a thorough scrubbing.
用法提示:grubby修饰floor,强调积满灰尘和污渍
grubby + noun
grubby 作定语时多修饰手、衣服等具体物品,表示“肮脏的”。
He wiped his grubby hands on his jeans.
他把脏手往牛仔裤上擦了擦。
look/feel + grubby
feel grubby 强调自身不干净的感觉,look grubby 则指外观显得脏。
After the long flight, I felt grubby and tired.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grubby hands
- 脏手
- He wiped his grubby hands on his trousers.他在裤子上擦了擦脏手。
- grubby clothes
- 脏衣服
- The children came home in grubby clothes after playing outside.孩子们在外面玩完后穿着脏衣服回家了。
- grubby face
- 脏脸
- She had a grubby face from eating chocolate.她吃巧克力弄得脸上脏兮兮的。
- grubby fingernails
- 脏指甲
- His grubby fingernails were a sign of neglect.他脏兮兮的指甲是疏于照料的迹象。
- grubby dealings
- 肮脏的交易
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想grub是“蛆/幼虫”,幼虫在泥土里钻来钻去,浑身脏兮兮的,所以grubby就是“肮脏的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:口语中描述小孩的手或脸很脏、随意聊天时抱怨某处或某物脏兮兮 该义项(肮脏的)多用于非正式口语或随意书写,通常形容手、脸、衣服等因未清洗而变脏,语气比 dirty 更形象、稍带嫌弃。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词,可作定语或表语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词与 grubby /ˈɡrʌbi/ 押韵:chubby、cubby、hubby、scrubby、stubby、tubby 的重读元音均为 /ʌ/,后面是 /bi/,拼写都含 -ubby。注意:grub /ɡrʌb/ 看似 grubby 的词根,但结尾没有 /i/,不押韵;grabby /ˈɡræbi/ 拼写相近,但元音是 /æ/,读音也不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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