dust
dust
noun
[with obj.]
be done and dusted
dustless
adjective
语源
noun
- [mass noun]fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air
灰尘，尘土，尘埃
the car sent up clouds of dust.
汽车掀起一阵阵灰尘。
they rolled and fought in the dust.
他们在尘土里翻滚扭打。
■[with modifier]any material in the form of tiny particles
粉尘
coal dust.
煤尘。
■[in sing.]a fine powder
粉
he ground it into a fine dust.
他将之磨成细粉。
■[in sing.]a cloud of dust
尘雾
■(poetic/literary)a dead person's remains
(诗／文)尸骨，遗骸
scatter my dust and ashes.
散去我的遗骸和骨灰。
■(literary)the mortal human body
(诗／文)凡身，肉体
the soul, that dwells within your dust.
居于你肉体之中的灵魂。 - [in sing.]an act of dusting
除去灰尘，掸尘，擦灰
a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs.
迅速掸去蜘蛛网。
[with obj.]
- remove the dust from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it
除去…的灰尘，擦（或刷、扫、掸）净
I broke the vase I had been dusting.
我擦花瓶时把它打碎了。
pick yourself up and dust yourself down.
爬起来，把身上的灰拍干净。
[no obj.]she washed and dusted and tidied.
她洗了衣服，擦了灰尘，把东西收拾整齐。
■(dust something down/off)bring something out for use again after a long period of neglect
把（长期不用的东西）备好待用，重新采用
a number of aircraft will be dusted off and returned to flight.
许多长期闲置的飞机将被重新启用。 - (一般作 be dusted)cover lightly with a powdered substance
把（粉末等）撒于，在…上撒（粉末等）
roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar.
从撒着糖粉的表面滚出来。
■sprinkle (a powdered substance) on to something
撒（粉末等）于…
orange powder was dusted over the upper body.
在上部撒上橙色的粉末。 - (US informal)beat up or kill someone
(美，非正式) 痛打，揍；杀
the officers dusted him up a little bit.
那些警官揍了他一顿。
be done and dusted
- (informal)(of a project) be completely finished or ready
(非正式)（工程）完成，就绪
well, that's part one done and dusted.
这就是已经完成的第一部分。
- used to convey a feeling of great disappointment or disillusion about something
令人失望的事物
the party would be dust and ashes if he couldn't come.
如果他不来，这个聚会会令人大失所望的。
- things quieten down
混乱结束，骚乱平息，纷扰平静下来
she hoped that the dust would settle quickly and the episode be forgotten.
她希望这场混乱快些结束，这一段故事就此被忘却。
- (N. Amer. informal)fall far behind someone in a competitive situation
(北美，非正式)远远落在某人的后面，望尘莫及
- remain unused
被搁置，落满灰尘
some professors let their computers gather dust.
一些教授搁着他们的电脑不用，任其落满灰尘。
- surpass someone or something easily
轻松胜过，远远胜于，比…强得多
today's modems leave their predecessors in the dust.
现在的调制解调器要远远胜于以前的。
- find that a person has made a hasty departure
发现某人已匆匆离去
- (informal)create a disturbance
(非正式)吵闹，引起骚乱，惹是生非
dustless
adjective
语源
- Old English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist 'chaff'
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