squalid
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. 臟亂的
The early industrial cities were squalid and unhealthy places. 早期的工業(yè)城市曾是些又臟又亂、不利健康的地方。
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squalid /?skw?l?d/
劍橋詞典
squalid adjective (DIRTY)
disapproving(of places ) extremely dirty and unpleasant , often because of lack of money
(地方常因缺錢)極其骯臟的,污穢的
Many prisons , even today, are overcrowded and squalid places . 時(shí)至今日,許多監(jiān)獄仍舊擁擠不堪,骯臟至極。
squalid adjective (IMMORAL)
(of situations and activities ) not moral ; involving sex and drugs , etc. in an unpleasant way
(情形、活動(dòng))道德敗壞的,墮落的,丑惡的,淫穢的
It's the usual squalid rock star tale of drugs , sex , and overdoses . 那是常見(jiàn)的搖滾歌星墮落的故事——吸毒、縱欲、過(guò)量服用麻醉品。 返回 squalid