| 词汇 | dingy |
| 释义 | dingy adjective uk /ˈdɪn.dʒi/ us /ˈdɪn.dʒi/ dark and often also dirty: 阴暗肮脏的 a dingy room/corridor阴暗肮脏的房间／走廊 Her hair was a dingy brown colour.她的头发呈现出一种脏兮兮的棕黑色。 with little or no light darkShe peered down the dark hallway. darkenedWe arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre. dimHe sat in a dim corner of the waiting room. shadowyI was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor. pitch blackIt was pitch black on our street after the power outage. Darkness & becoming dark blackness crepuscular darken darkened darkness dim dimly dimness dingily inky pitch darkness pitchy plunge someone/something into darkness semi-darkness shade shaded shadow silhouette silhouetted twilight Related worddingily dingy | American Dictionarydingy adjective us/ˈdɪn·dʒi/ (of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for: The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low. Examples of dingydingy Its growing population and dingy slums were cause for elite concern, so some light was aimed at security. Shops were small and dingy. Throughout the country one sees recycling banks painted in dingy colours, sitting in a sea of detritus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too often, post offices have become dingy and shabby as a result of a lack of investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A sudden increase in wind strength produces difficulties for yachtsmen and small dingy sailors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The courtroom is adequate, though dark and dingy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several firms have sailing clubs for their employees, and there is increasing pressure for moorings and hards for yachts and dingies of all sizes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to make one more comment about this rather dingy case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it would be a mistake to think that such doctors only operate from dingy surgeries and street corners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The man says he knows of someone who will help, usually a middle-aged woman in a dingy house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that he takes a close personal interest in the subject, particularly in moths such as the dingy mocha. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For too long, we have had scruffy, run-down, dirty, dingy and moth-eaten resorts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Two dingy little shops together form the library. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cafeterias at main-line stations are now replacing the dingy dining rooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find that they are very dingy and dirty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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