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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- dust
[d^st]
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1.
noun
[u]
(dirt) (outdoors) 尘土
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2.
noun
(indoors) 灰尘
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3.
vt.
[+furniture]
拭去…上的灰尘
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4.
vt.
[+cake]
to dust sth with sth (with flour，sugar) 把某物撒在某物上
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dust
[dʌst]
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1.
n.[u]
灰尘，尘土，尘埃
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For a few seconds, the wind picked up, stirring the dust.
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短短一瞬间，风便卷起尘土，肆意飞散。
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The furniture was covered with dust.
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家具覆盖了一层灰尘。
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2.
n.[u]
废物，废弃的旧物
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Anyway, the trees were all burnt to dust.
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总之，所有的树木被烧毁成灰。
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3.
n.[u]
粉末，粉尘
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She saw the little mouse lying dead in its corner covered in dust.
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她看见小老鼠横尸在角落里，全身被灰尘覆盖。
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Astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust.
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天文学家称，行星之间的空间所包含的尘埃数量其实是可以测量的。
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4.
n.[c]
遗体，遗骸
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5.
verb
除去灰尘，掸掉尘土
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Everything is very clean, neat and tidy, dusted and polished.
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一切都非常干净，整洁，一尘不染，光鲜亮丽。
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6.
vt.
将……的边缘擦模糊
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The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image.
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这位画家在素描上撒粉使其变为暗淡的图像。
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7.
vt.
撒粉末于，把（粉末）撒在……上
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Another orange powder was dusted over the upper part of the body.
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另一些橙粉撒在主体的上部。
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8.
vt.
撒，使散布
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Her black hair was dusted with gray hairs.
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她的黑发里参杂着白发。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dust
[d^st]
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1.
n
dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen
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2.
n
a cloud of such fine particles
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3.
n
the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration
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4.
n
the mortal body of man
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5.
n
the corpse of a dead person
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6.
n
the earth; ground
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7.
n
[Spoken]
a disturbance; fuss (esp in the phrases kick up a dust, raise a dust)
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8.
n
something of little or no worth
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9.
n
[Spoken]
(in mining parlance) silicosis or any similar respiratory disease
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10.
n
short for gold dust
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11.
n
ashes or household refuse
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to sprinkle or cover (something) with (dust or some other powdery substance)
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to dust a cake with sugar
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to dust sugar onto a cake
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13.
vt.
to remove dust by wiping, sweeping, or brushing
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14.
vt.
[Archaic]
to make or become dirty with dust
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15.
vt.
See also dust down dust-up
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16.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English dust; related to Danish dyst flour dust, Middle Dutch dust dust, meal dust, Old High German tunst storm
Examples
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aspirating dust into the lungs
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吸尘入肺
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dust crops with an insecticide
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用杀虫药剂喷撒作物
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a dust particle
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尘埃
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a whirl of dust
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旋转的尘埃柱；一阵尘旋风
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A dust particle weighs only a thousandth of a gram.
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一粒尘埃的重量仅有千分之一克。
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The books were dirty from the dust that came from the sandstorm.
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这些书被沙尘暴带来的灰尘弄脏了。
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