squalid

英 [ˈskwɒlɪd] 美 [ˈskwɑːlɪd]

adj.  肮脏的; 邋遢的; 道德败坏的; 丑恶的; 卑鄙的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14366 / COCA.19503



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 肮脏的;邋遢的
    very dirty and unpleasant
    1. squalid housing
      肮脏的房屋
    2. squalid, overcrowded refugee camps
      肮脏而拥挤的难民营
  2. 道德败坏的;丑恶的;卑鄙的
    involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour
    1. It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.
      那是一桩涉及娼妓与毒品的丑事。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 肮脏的;邋遢的;条件差的
    A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition.
    1. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit...
      他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯,来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
    2. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
      移民们的生活条件一直非常差。
  2. ADJ-GRADED (行为)卑鄙的,丑恶的
    Squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest.
    1. The Tory Party called the bill 'the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons'.
      保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
    2. ...the squalid pursuit of profit.
      对利润不择手段的追求

双语例句

  1. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit
    他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯,来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
  2. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
    移民们的生活条件一直非常差。
  3. The Tory Party called the bill 'the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons'.
    保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
  4. It says contagious diseases such as measles can spread like wildfire in the overcrowded, squalid resettlement camps.
    除此之外,安置营地拥挤不堪,肮脏邋遢,简直就是传染病迅速传播的绝好温床。
  5. That process of resettlement can take a decade or more, and in the meantime, many refugees and asylum-seekers live in squalid shacks dotting the city's periphery.
    这一重新安置过程可能耗时10年或更长时间。与此同时,许多难民和寻求避难的人都住在分散于香港周边的简陋棚屋中。
  6. Many people have been forced to live in squalid shanty towns near the factories where they work.
    很多人被迫住在他们所工作的工附近肮脏的棚户区内。
  7. Barrack life is squalid, monotonous, and unpleasant.
    兵营生活既肮脏、单调又不愉快。
  8. I married him because any other relationship seemed* cheap and squalid.
    我和他结婚是因为其它的关系在我看来,是那么廉价和肮脏。
  9. A squalid tale of greed and corruption.
    描述贪婪和腐败等丑恶现象的故事。
  10. In a sordid or squalid way.
    以肮脏或者污秽的方式。
  11. Marguerite rang again, then she turned back to the piano and began quietly crooning a squalid song?
    玛格丽特又拉了拉铃,然后她又坐到钢琴前弹奏,嘴里曼声低吟着一首轻佻的歌。
  12. Abnormal attraction to filth. Squalid or filthy; run-down
    反常的对污秽物的吸引。肮脏的,龌龊的,污秽的
  13. Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places.
    即使在今天,许多监狱仍是拥挤肮脏的地方。
  14. In these squalid surroundings she becomes slovenly herself.
    在这肮脏的环境中,她本人也变得十分邋遢懒散了。
  15. In this squalid quarrel, what gives the heroes of the iliad their grandeur?
    在这场卑劣的争吵中,是什么给了《伊利亚特》里英雄人物那种宏伟的气魄呢?
  16. They're involved in a rather squalid battle as to who controls the party.
    他们在由谁控制该党的问题上卷入了一场十分卑鄙的争斗。
  17. How can they live in such squalid conditions?
    他们怎麽能住在此污秽肮脏的环境中?
  18. The people revolted against their ruler. the squalid atmosphere of intrigue, Betrayal, and counter-Betrayal
    人民起来反叛统治者。密谋、叛逆和反叛逆的恶劣气氛
  19. They live in a squalid hut in the poorest part of the village.
    他们居住在村里最贫困地带的污秽小屋中。
  20. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling. Creativity is being strangled by financial pressures.
    蜗居丑陋、肮脏或气氛压抑的居住地创造力被经济上的重重压力抑制住了。
  21. People do not really live in such squalid conditions.
    在这种肮脏的条件下,人们并不能真正地生活。
  22. He got bankrupt, having no place to stay and his wife left him because of the squalid life.
    他破产,没有地方住,由于不能忍受贫困的生活,他的妻子离开了他。
  23. It wasn't so much ordinary, just rather squalid.
    他们不是很平凡的一个群体,只是道德败坏罢了。
  24. Their apartment was pretty squalid.
    他们的公寓很肮脏。
  25. Leaving the slum behind her, she turned into a squalid alleyway.
    她离开了那工人区域的草棚地带,跑进了一个龌龊的里巷。
  26. He toured India's engorged cities and squalid villages.
    他周游印度各地拥挤的城市和贫穷污秽的乡村。
  27. The main room is filthy and squalid.
    大屋子十分肮脏污秽。
  28. So, new arrivals are forced to live in squalid, makeshift conditions on its periphery.
    所以,新来的难民被迫住在周围肮脏的临时住处。
  29. A squalid battle as to who controls the party machine.
    围绕谁控制党组织的一场肮脏搏斗。