dirty

adjective

/ˈdɜːti/

/ˈdɜːrti/

(comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)

Idioms

not clean不洁

not clean肮脏的；龌龊的；污秽的

dirty hands/clothes/dishes脏手/脏衣服/脏盘子
My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper.我的拇指在那张纸上留下了污迹。
Try not to get too dirty!别把身上弄得太脏！
She didn't want to get her dress dirty. 她不想弄脏自己的衣服。
They found him huddled under a dirty old blanket他们发现他蜷缩在一条肮脏的旧毯子下
I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty).让我干的总是些脏活。

Synonyms dirtydirty

These words all describe somebody/something that is not clean.

dirty
not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc:
- If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.要是你的手脏了，就去洗一洗。
dusty
full of dust; covered with dust:
- There were shelves full of dusty books.有些书架上全是布满灰尘的书。
filthy
very dirty and unpleasant:
- It’s absolutely filthy in here.这里面脏得不得了。
muddy
full of or covered in mud:
- Don’t you come in here with those muddy boots on!你不要穿着那双沾满泥浆的靴子进来！
soiled
(rather formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body:指肮脏的、龌龊的，尤指有人体排泄物的：
- soiled nappies/diapers脏尿布
grubby
(rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed:通常指因未经洗涤而肮脏的、邋遢的、污秽的：
- He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs.他希望她不会注意到他肮脏的衬衫袖口。
stained
(often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove)（常构成复合词）指污渍斑斑的、沾有污渍的：:
- a pair of paint-stained jeans一条沾满油漆的牛仔裤

Patterns

Collocations Dictionaryverbs

adverb

[usually before noun] connected with sex in an offensive way下流的；色情的；黄色的；猥亵的

[usually before noun] (informal) unpleasant or dishonest令人厌恶的；卑鄙的；不诚实的

That's a dirty lie!胡说八道！
They discovered her dirty little secret.他们发现了她肮脏的小秘密。
She's a dirty player.她是个没有体育道德的运动员。
He's a great man for doing the dirty jobs (= jobs which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or mean to people).他这个人最会干伤天害理的事。
You dirty liar!你这个卑鄙的骗子！

[only before noun] not bright犯忌的字眼；犯忌的话题；忌讳的想法；淫秽字眼

(North American English, slang) using illegal drugs吸毒的

Idioms

air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public

(disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬

(do somebody’s) dirty work

(to do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that somebody else does not want to do（干）没人愿干的事，卑鄙的勾当
- Next time you can get somebody else to do your dirty work for you!下次你可以让别人帮你干脏活！
- He always gets someone else to do the dirty work for him.他总是让别人替他做卑鄙的勾当。
- The drugs gang used children to do their dirty work for them.贩毒团伙利用儿童为他们做违法的事。

do the dirty on somebody

(British English, informal) to cheat somebody who trusts you; to treat somebody badly or unfairly欺骗，出卖，亏待
- I'd never do the dirty on my friends.我决不出卖朋友。

down and dirty (North American English, informal)

behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win卑鄙无耻地；不择手段地
- The candidate again got down and dirty with his rival.这名候选人再一次用下作的手段对付他的竞争对手。
- The online campaign was getting down and dirty.在线活动变得越来越糟糕。
rude and making you feel shocked粗鲁无礼地；恶劣地
- The singer got down and dirty at the club last night and made headlines again.这个歌手昨晚在俱乐部的无耻行为使他又上了报纸的头条。
- The singers are a down-and-dirty duo from Ohio.这些歌手是来自俄亥俄州的一对不入流的组合。

Alliteration in idioms

get your hands dirty

to do physical work做体力工作；体力劳动
- He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty.他不怕体力劳动。

give/shoot somebody a dirty look

(informal) to look at somebody in a way that shows you are annoyed with them厌恶地瞪某人一眼；给某人一个白眼