dingy
adjective /ˈdɪndʒi/
/ˈdɪndʒi/
(comparative dingier, superlative dingiest)
- dark and dirty
又黑又脏的;昏暗的;肮脏的 - a dingy room/hotel
又黑又脏的房间/旅馆 - dingy curtains/clothes
脏得发黑的窗帘/衣服
- The kitchen was rather dark and dingy.
厨房又黑又脏。 - The street ran between rows of dingy terraced houses.
街道在一排排昏暗的排屋之间延伸。
Collocations DictionaryDingy is used with these nouns:- apartment
- house
- room
- …
词源mid 18th cent.: perhaps based on Old English dynge ‘dung’. - a dingy room/hotel