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
肮脏、污秽或不洁；被污垢或油脂弄脏的；不道德或不贞洁；根据饮食或仪式法规定不洁的；有瑕疵的；在仪式上或宗教上不洁净或不合适
unclean
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
在仪式上或宗教上不洁净或不合适
Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.
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。
用法提示：unclean 在此作表语形容词，表示“不干净的、脏的”。
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。
用法提示：unclean 作定语修饰 dishes，表示“脏的、不洁净的”。
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。
用法提示：uncleaner 是 unclean 的比较级，作表语表示“更脏的”。
AI contextual example
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。
最常用的一般用语，语气比 unclean 弱
语气强烈，常含厌恶意味
强调污垢附着表面，如未清洗的油腻
常用于衣物或物品被弄脏，程度较轻
grammar · medium
易错句子He touched the uncleanly table with his hands.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子This food is dirty, so we cannot eat it.
正确表达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。
对应该词“肮脏的/不干净的”义项；clean 是最直接的反义词，与 unclean 同为形容词。
同样对应该词“肮脏的/不干净的”义项，spotless 表示极其干净，与 unclean 相对。
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。
un- (表否定) + clean (清洁的)；同根词：clean, cleanse, cleaner, uncleanly, uncleanliness
不洁常源于污染，两者都涉及使事物变脏或变有害。
不洁与卫生状况密切相关，在讨论清洁和健康时经常一起出现。
环境卫生不良会导致不洁，是公共健康话题中的相关概念。
净化是去除不洁、恢复洁净的过程，常对应道德或仪式上的不洁。
在宗教或典礼语境中，不洁指不符合仪式要求的状态，与仪式观念直接相关。
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
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