dust [dʌst] n.1. 尘土，尘2. (空气中的)灰尘，尘埃，尘雾3. 粉，粉末，细末(如锯末)4. 地面，地；(尤指被视作坟墓的)土5. 遗骸，尸骨6. [英国英语]灰，灰烬；废弃物，垃圾废弃的旧东西，废旧杂物 (=junk)7. 低下(或低微、低贱、卑微)的地位；谦卑(或卑下)的状况；受耻辱的境况8. 没价值的东西，废物9. 无价值的人，无用的人10. [口语]混乱，骚动，骚乱11. ＝gold dust12. 人体，血肉之躯【宗教】肉体，凡身；凡尘，当世13. 少量，微量；微粒，细粒，一粒14. [古语]钱；现钱，现金15. 杀虫药粉16. 【植物学】花粉，粉剂17. [口语]【病理学】尘肺，尘病vt.1. 掸(灰)，抹去(或除去，去掉)…的灰尘；(以掸、擦、扫或刷等方式)使清洁，使干净(常与 off 连用)：She dusted all the books on the bookshelf.她把书架上所有书上的灰尘都掸干净。to dust a table擦净桌子，或把桌子的灰掸掉2. 掸(或擦、扫、刷)净，掸掉，擦去，刷掉：Dust the crumbs from your shirt.把你衬衣上的面包屑掸掉。3. 撒(粉等)；把(粉末等)撒于…上面，播撒，喷撒；喷洒：to dust rosebushes with an insecticide给玫瑰丛喷撒杀虫剂The farmers dusted crops with an insecticide.农民们给作物喷洒杀虫剂。4. 把…弄得满是灰尘，使被灰尘弄脏，使沾上灰尘，以灰尘玷污：It was a rather windy day. I went out and dusted my feet.今天风很大。我外出双脚沾满灰尘。5. 使碎成粉土，使成粉末：to dust the soil使泥土成粉末6. 蒙蔽，迷惑7. [美国俚语]打，揍，失败：We dusted the American team 106 to 99.我们以106比99分击败了美国队。8. [美国俚语]干掉，杀死：Haman knew that Fuller was out to dust him.海曼知道富勒老想杀死他。9. [美国俚语]【棒球】(投手)故意向(击球手)投球威胁10. [美国俚语]在(香烟或大麻烟末端)加入神仙灰(或粉状麻醉品)：Tom dusted one, and then lit it up.汤姆在一支香烟末端加入粉状麻醉品，然后点着抽。vi.1. 扫除(家具、木器等的)灰尘，除去灰土，掸尘，擦灰：It's dusty. We must dust every day.灰尘多，我们必须每天掸灰。On Saturdays we dust and vacuum.每星期六我们扫除灰尘并用真空吸尘器打扫。2. 变得满是灰尘，沾上灰尘；(水泥地等)生灰尘；扬起灰尘3. 撒粉；(植物、人体等)涂上粉末，沾尘：The farmers dusted with an insecticide in late spring.农民在晚春时间喷撒杀虫剂。4. 碎为细末，变成(或化为)粉末5. (鸟)洗沙浴6. [美国俚语]匆匆离去；逃走，溜掉：The terrorist dusted for Atlanta.那名恐怖分子逃往亚特兰大。dust [dʌst] n.1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the airthe furniture was covered with dust 2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up3. free microscopic particles of solid materialastronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust v.1. remove the dust fromdust the cabinets 2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shapeThe artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image 3. cover with a light dusting of a substancedust the bread with flour 4. distribute loosely
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