squalid
英 [ˈskwɒl.ɪd]
美 [ˈskwɑː.lɪd]
【记】读:死锅里的-死在锅里的蟑螂-肮脏的
音:死刮鳞的,死蛤蜊的,死锅里的,都是厨房里肮脏的
squalid 肮脏的来自 squalor,肮脏,污秽,-id,形容词后缀。
- squalid (adj.)
- 1590s, from Middle French squalide and directly from Latin squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered with a rough, stiff layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy," of uncertain origin. Related: Squalidly; squalidness; squalidity.
- 1. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.
- 他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯,来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
- 2. squalid, overcrowded refugee camps
- 肮脏而拥挤的难民营
- 3. The Tory Party called the bill "the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons".
- 保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
- 4. They live in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.
- 他们居住在村里最贫困地带的污秽小屋中.
- 5. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
- 移民们的生活条件一直非常差。