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be covered in grunge
表示物理上的肮脏状态。
The old car was covered in grunge.
那辆旧车布满污垢。
垃圾摇滚；油渍摇滚
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
垃圾摇滚；油渍摇滚
A genre of alternative rock that began in Seattle in the early 1990s, mixing elements of punk and heavy metal.
The old car was covered in grunge.
那辆旧车布满污垢。
另类摇滚的一个子流派,起源于20世纪90年代初的西雅图,融合了朋克和金属
A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s, which melds punk and metal.
This cheap watch is just grunge; it broke in a week.
这块便宜的手表简直就是蹩脚货，一周就坏了。
The floor was covered with grunge after the messy party.
凌乱的派对结束后，地板上满是污垢。
The movie was total grunge; I almost fell asleep.
这部电影乏味透顶，我差点睡着了。
表示物理上的肮脏状态。
The old car was covered in grunge.
那辆旧车布满污垢。
表示外观或品质低劣。
The painting looked like grunge to me.
这幅画在我看来像劣质品。
Not this
There is a grunge on the floor.
Use this
There is grunge on the floor.
grunge 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用；直接使用原型表示泛指状态即可。
Not this
There are grunges everywhere.
Use this
There is grunge everywhere.
grunge 为不可数名词，没有复数形式；应保持单数形式，动词用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
垃圾摇滚乐队
The grunge band released their debut album in 1991.
这支垃圾摇滚乐队于1991年发行了首张专辑。
垃圾摇滚圈
Seattle's grunge scene produced many influential bands.
西雅图的垃圾摇滚圈孕育了许多有影响力的乐队。
垃圾摇滚运动
The grunge movement changed the sound of mainstream rock.
垃圾摇滚运动改变了主流摇滚乐的声音。
垃圾摇滚时代
Many iconic albums came from the grunge era.
许多标志性专辑都出自垃圾摇滚时代。
垃圾摇滚
Grunge rock blended punk and metal influences.
垃圾摇滚融合了朋克和金属的影响。
垃圾摇滚审美
The grunge aesthetic favored flannel shirts and worn jeans.
垃圾摇滚审美偏爱法兰绒衬衫和破旧牛仔裤。
这是垃圾摇滚的那一套。
From Weird Al Yankovic's 1992 parody of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', a deadpan aside mocking grunge's murky, hard-to-understand lyrics.
出自“怪人艾尔”扬科维奇 1992 年恶搞涅槃乐队《少年心气》的歌曲，这句冷面吐槽调侃了垃圾摇滚歌词含混难懂。
垃圾摇滚已死。
Select magazine's 1993 cover famously declared the Seattle grunge movement over, cementing a phrase that would be used in countless retrospectives.
《Select》杂志 1993 年封面以这句话宣告西雅图垃圾摇滚运动落幕，此后该说法被无数回顾文章反复引用。
Use grunge naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
grunge 听起来像“滚汁”，想象西雅图乐队在粘稠油渍里翻滚着吼出朋克加金属的噪音。
语域：neutral 常见场景：音乐评论、流行文化访谈、介绍摇滚乐队、音乐史讨论 grunge 作为音乐流派名称时，通常用于音乐评论、访谈或日常介绍乐队的场合，属于比较常见的中性说法；正式文章和口语中都可以直接使用。
Grunge /ɡrʌndʒ/ rhymes with lunge, plunge, sponge, expunge, and gunge (all /ʌndʒ/). Spellings that look similar but do not rhyme: bungee /ˈbʌndʒi/, grungy /ˈɡrʌndʒi/, cringe /krɪndʒ/, and scrounge /skraʊndʒ/.
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