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be unclean
表示状态，常用作表语。
The water was unclean and unsafe to drink.
水不洁净，不宜饮用。
肮脏的；不干净的
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肮脏的；不干净的
unclean
The water was unclean and unsafe to drink.
水不洁净，不宜饮用。
肮脏、污秽或不洁
Dirty, soiled or foul.
被污垢或油脂弄脏的
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
不道德或不贞洁
Not moral or chaste.
根据饮食或仪式法规定不洁的；有瑕疵的
having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; ; -Leviticus 11:3
The bathroom floor was unclean, so I mopped it before the guests arrived.
浴室地板不干净，所以我在客人到来之前拖了地。
AI contextual example
Please put the unclean dishes in the sink and wash them later.
请把不干净的盘子放进水槽，待会儿再洗。
AI contextual example
This glass is uncleaner than the others, so please wash it again.
这个杯子比其他的更不干净，请再洗一遍。
AI contextual example
wore an unclean shirt
穿着一件脏衬衫
WordNet
表示状态，常用作表语。
The water was unclean and unsafe to drink.
水不洁净，不宜饮用。
用作定语，修饰名词。
They lived in unclean conditions.
他们生活在不洁净的环境中。
表示变化过程。
The river became unclean after the factory dumped waste.
工厂排放废物后，河流变得不洁净。
表示主观看法。
In some cultures, certain foods are considered unclean.
在某些文化中，某些食物被认为是不洁净的。
Not this
He touched the uncleanly table with his hands.
Use this
He touched the unclean table with his hands.
误将“unclean”用作副词“uncleanly”，而应使用形容词“unclean”修饰名词“table”。
Not this
This food is dirty, so we cannot eat it.
Use this
This food is unclean, so we cannot eat it.
“dirty”侧重玷污，而“unclean”强调不洁或不纯净，用于食物时更符合语境。
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不干净的水；脏水
Boil unclean water before drinking it.
喝不干净的水之前先把它烧开。
（法律上）不洁之手；自身行为不当
The defendant argued that the plaintiff had unclean hands.
被告辩称原告自身行为不端。
污鬼；邪灵（特指魔鬼）
The man was possessed by an unclean spirit.
那个人被污鬼附身了。
（宗教上）不洁净的动物
In some religious laws, the pig is an unclean animal.
在一些宗教律法中，猪是不洁净的动物。
不洁的念头；淫邪之心
He tried to avoid unclean thoughts during his retreat.
他在静修期间努力避免产生不洁的念头。
礼仪上不洁的；宗教仪式上不洁的
The dead body made the house ritually unclean.
尸体使这所房子在礼仪上成为不洁的。
污鬼；邪灵
The villagers believed the strange noises came from an unclean spirit.
村民们认为那些奇怪的声响来自一个污鬼。
不洁之手；自身有不当行为
The court refused to help because the company came with unclean hands.
法院因该公司自身有不洁行为而拒绝给予援助。
不洁动物；宗教上不洁净的动物
The text forbade them to eat any unclean animal.
经文禁止他们吃任何不洁动物。
不洁净！不洁净！
In the Bible, a leper had to cry 'Unclean! Unclean!' as a warning so no one would approach.
在《圣经》中，麻风病人必须喊“不洁净！不洁净！”以示警告，免得有人靠近。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use unclean naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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un- 是“不”，unclean 即“不干净”：想象白衬衣沾满油污，又脏又污秽。
语域：formal 常见场景：public health or sanitation contexts、formal or literary descriptions of dirtiness、medical or hygiene warnings unclean 表示“肮脏的、不干净的”时属于正式或书面用词，日常口语中通常用 dirty；它多用于公共卫生、医疗和文学作品等正式语境中。
以上词的重读元音及后续辅音均与 unclean /ənˈklin/ 相同，全部押韵。注意拼写：clean/mean/bean 为 -ean；green/teen 为 -een；machine 为 -ine。另注意 un·clear /ənˈklɪr/ 拼写相似但不押韵。
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