covered with, full of, or resembling dust 灰尘覆盖的;多尘的;尘状的,粉状的 dusty old records. 布满灰尘的旧档案。 a hot, dusty road. 一条又热又满是尘土的道路。 ■(of a colour) dull or muted (颜色)暗的,土灰色的 patches of pale gold and dusty pink. 浅金色和土灰粉红色的斑点。 ■(figurative)staid and uninteresting (喻)固定不变的,枯燥无味的 a dusty old bore. 一个无趣的、令人厌烦的老家伙。
常用词组 a dusty answer
(Brit.)a curt and unhelpful reply (英)无礼且无用的答复
not so dusty
(Brit. informal, dated)(of a person's health or situation) fairly good (英,非正式,旧)(人的健康或境况)还不错