dirt

dirt
noun

[mass noun]a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something
（弄脏某人或某物的）烂泥；灰尘
his face was covered in dirt.
他的脸上沾满灰尘。
■loose soil or earth; the ground
松土；土地
the soldier sagged to the dirt.
士兵瘫倒在地。
■[usu. as modifier]earth used to make a surface for a road, floor, or other area of ground
（铺成路面、地面等的）泥土
a dirt road.
一条泥土路。
■(informal)excrement
(非正式)排泄物，粪便
a lawn covered in dog dirt.
一块布满狗屎的草地。
■a state or quality of uncleanliness
肮脏
Manchester is renowned for the sweat and dirt of industry.
曼彻斯特以工业带来的辛劳和肮脏闻名。
■(informal)information about someone's activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed
(非正式)丑闻
is there any dirt on Desmond?.
德斯蒙德有什么绯闻吗？。
■obscene or sordid material
淫秽（或肮脏）的内容
we object to the dirt that television projects into homes.
我们反对电视带入家庭的乱七八糟的东西。
■(informal)a person or thing viewed as worthless or contemptible
(非正式)没用的人（或物）；可鄙的人（或物）
he treats her like dirt.
他觉得她很没用。

常用词组
do someone dirt

(informal)harm someone's reputation maliciously
(非正式)恶意中伤

drag the name of someone (或 something) through the dirt

(informal)give someone or something a bad reputation through bad behaviour or damaging revelations
(非正式)（通过不好的行为或诽谤）玷污（某人或某物的名誉）
he condemned players for dragging the name of football through the dirt.
他谴责这些球员玷污了足球运动。

eat dirt

(informal)suffer insults or humiliation
(非正式)忍辱含垢，忍气吞声
the film bombed at the box office and the critics made it eat dirt.
这部电影票房惨败，批评家们对它极尽羞辱之能事。

语源

Middle English: from Old Norse drit 'excrement', an early sense in English

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