| 词汇 | dust |
| 释义 | dust noun[ U ] uk /dʌst/ us /dʌst/ B1 dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances: 灰尘;尘土;沙土 The furniture was covered in dust and cobwebs.家具上落满了灰尘和蜘蛛网。 A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past.汽车飞驶过后扬起一阵尘土。 coal dust煤灰 Comstock/Stockbyt/GettyImages These china ornaments just collect dust.这些瓷器摆在那儿只会招灰尘。 He hit the ground with his stick and a puff of dust rose up into the air.他用拐杖敲打地面，扬起一股浮尘。 The truck went by in a swirl of dust. I blew the dust off the books.我吹掉了书上的灰尘。 Erupting volcanoes discharge massive quantities of dust into the stratosphere.火山喷发导致大量灰尘进入大气平流层。 Dirt & untidiness bloodstain clutter contaminant contamination crud grime grunge gunge gunk guttersnipe muck pollutant polluter scrappiness scruff shambles slime slob slovenliness smear Idiomsthe dust settles leave someone/something in the dust turn to dust dust verb uk /dʌst/ us /dʌst/ dustverb (CLEAN)[ I or T ] to use a cloth to remove dust from the surface of something: 擦去…的灰尘，给…除尘 I was dusting the mantelpiece when I noticed a crack.我在擦壁炉台的时候发现了一道裂纹。 Cleaning & tidying places & things adjust airing bed bioremediation clean something out dusting freshen (someone/something) up going-over Hoover hoover something up muck sandblast smarten (someone/something) up spiff someone/something up spit spit and polishidiom spring-clean spruce tidy valet dustverb (COVER)[ T ] to cover something with a light powder: 在…上撒（粉末） dust something with somethingDust the top of the cake with icing sugar.在蛋糕上撒些糖霜。 Covering and adding layers additive asphalt bestrew bind blanket blindfold film film over gum gum something up inlaid lag retread seasoned slap slap something on smother something in/with something spackle tent wax Idiombe done and dusted Phrasal verbdust something off dust | American Dictionarydust noun[ U ] us/dʌst/ dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of earth, sand, or other substances: The furniture was covered with dust. dustyadjectiveus/ˈdʌs·ti/ Piles of dusty books lay on the floor. dust verb[ I/T ] us/dʌst/ to remove dry dirt in the form of powder from a surface: [ I/T ]I was dusting (her desk) when I noticed the piece of paper. Phrasal verbdust off something Examples of dustdust Along less fanciful lines, detectives can make invisible fingerprints visible by dusting them. The results are shown in table 1 together with some physical properties of the silica dusts. Therefore, a 20-year old plan can be taken off a shelf, dusted down and it does not need an environmental impact assessment for approval. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All the bad means from the past were dusted down, this time to break any opposition to progress. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Residual stocks of the malathion-based dusting powder are being disposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 About five or six fields have already been announced, and a number of other plans have been dusted off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once again, law and order is being taken from the top shelf, dusted down and put in front of the electorate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a good market in the world for light aircraft, the club aircraft, or machines for crop dusting, fertiliser spraying or bird scaring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every now and then it would be dusted off, put back and kept for a rainy day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If she knocks the instrument when dusting it, she immediately receives a call inquiring whether she needs help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no ready prepared northern route waiting to be brought off the shelf and dusted off for public consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Residual dusts may be open to the atmosphere as a result of uncovered hoppers or flatbeds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here the offer is again taken out, dusted over and produced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also the fact that the streams of particles that are not breathed in are dropping down into dusts, including household dusts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their enemies are not simply the sharp, pervasive dusts, but the very elements and, indeed, the law of gravity at its most pitiless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of dust 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. Collocations withdustdustThese are words often used in combination with dust. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. airborne dust This variable provides a measure of the average particulate concentration in the air (airbornedust) of each country's cities. amount of dust Operations beyond this period will depend on the amountofdust deposited on the rover's solar panels. asbestos dust These bodies indicate past exposure to asbestosdust but are not proof of the presence of disease due to the inhalation of asbestos. 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. See all collocations with dust |
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