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  • Conjugation : past  dirtied ; ing  dirtying ; more  dirtier ; most  dirtiest
  • Derivatives : n  dirtiness ; adv  dirtily
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

dirty ['dəːtɪ]
  1. 1. adjective [+clothes, face etc] 脏的
  2. 2. adjective [+joke, magazine] 黄色的
  3. 3. vt. [+clothes, face etc] 弄脏

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

dirty [ 'dɝtɪ] [ 'dəːtɪ]
  1. 1. adjective （弄）脏的，污秽的，不洁的，肮脏的
    Her face was dirty and covered with dust.
    她的脸很脏，满是尘土。
  2. 2. adjective 使肮脏的
    a dirty occupation
    脏职业，脏活
  3. 3. adjective （颜色）灰褐的，暗淡的；朦胧不清的；泥泞的
    a dirty green
    灰绿色
  4. 4. adjective 猥亵的，下流的，黄色的，色情的
    dirty jokes
    下流的笑话
  5. 5. adjective 讨厌的；卑鄙的，不齿的，鄙视的；低劣的；龌龊的
    a dirty coward
    卑鄙的懦夫
  6. 6. adjective 不正当的，不诚实的，不公正的，不光明正大的；没有运动道德（或风格）的
    a dirty player
    没有运动道德(或风格的)运动员
  7. 7. adjective 不客气的；刻薄的；凶狠的，（含有）恶意的，恶毒的
    dirty remarks
    恶言毒语
  8. 8. adjective [American English] 有大量放射性尘埃的（指核武器）
    A dirty bomb kills or injures through the initial blast of the conventional explosive and by airborne radiation and contamination.
    核弹先是通过普通炸药的爆炸，然后是航空辐射和污染来造成伤亡。
  9. 9. adjective 愤怒的，恼怒的，激怒的，生气的
    a dirty look
    怒容，嫌恶之色
  10. 10. adjective [American English] [slang] （声音）沙哑的，粗嗄的，粗声的，刺耳的
    a dirty trumpet
    刺耳的喇叭
  11. 11. adjective [navigation] （将）起风暴的，暴风雨的；（气候）恶劣的；雾深的
    dirty weather
    恶劣的气候
  12. 12. adjective [American English] [verbal] 吸毒的，有毒瘾的，吸毒成瘾的；身上携带麻醉毒品的
  13. 13. vt. 弄脏，弄污，（被）沾污，沾染；（使）变脏；（被）玷污，败坏（名誉等）；毁谤，中伤，贬损
    Don't sit on the floor;you might dirty your pants.
    别坐在地上，会把你的裤子弄脏的。
  14. 14. vi. 弄脏，弄污，（被）沾污，沾染；（使）变脏；（被）玷污，败坏（名誉等）；毁谤，中伤，贬损
  15. 15. adjective [slang] 污秽的
  16. 16. adjective [slang] 粗俗而且卑鄙的
  17. 17. adjective [slang] 违法的；根据法律规定是错误的（参见clean）

Collins English-English Dictionary

dirty ['d3ːtɪ]
  1. 1. adj covered or marked with dirt; filthy
  2. 2. adj obscene; salacious
    dirty books
  3. 3. adj sexually clandestine
    a dirty weekend
  4. 4. adj causing one to become grimy
    a dirty job
  5. 5. adj (of a colour) not clear and bright; impure
  6. 6. adj unfair; dishonest; unscrupulous; unsporting
  7. 7. adj mean; nasty
    a dirty cheat
  8. 8. adj scandalous; unkind
    a dirty rumour
  9. 9. adj revealing dislike or anger
    a dirty look
  10. 10. adj (of weather) rainy or squally; stormy
  11. 11. adj (of an aircraft) having projections into the airstream, such as lowered flaps
  12. 12. adj (of an explosive device) modified to cause radioactive contamination - Compare clean
  13. 13. vb to make or become dirty; stain; soil
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Examples

a dirty occupation
脏职业，脏活 → dirty
a dirty green
灰绿色 → dirty
dirty jokes
下流的笑话 → dirty
a dirty coward
卑鄙的懦夫 → dirty
a dirty player
没有运动道德(或风格的)运动员 → dirty
dirty remarks
恶言毒语 → dirty
a dirty look
怒容，嫌恶之色 → dirty
a dirty trumpet
刺耳的喇叭 → dirty
dirty weather
恶劣的气候 → dirty
to get one's hands dirty
把手弄脏 → get
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nciku Note

dirty money =脏钱

dirty money We don't want dirty money . “dirty money”就是不法渠道得来的钱财。 通常与犯罪有关。 Dirty money is money that comes from a questionable or illegal source. Dirty money is usually associated with criminals.

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