squalor

英 [ˈskwɒlə(r)] 美 [ˈskwɑːlər]

n.  肮脏; 邋遢

复数:squalors

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Collins.1 / BNC.14365 / COCA.19882



牛津词典

noun

  1. 肮脏;邋遢
    dirty and unpleasant conditions
    1. the poverty and squalor of the slums
      贫民窟的贫穷和肮脏
    2. He had lost his job and was living in squalor .
      他丢了工作,过得很糟糕。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 肮脏;邋遢;恶劣条件
    You can refer to very dirty, unpleasant conditions as squalor .
    1. He was out of work and living in squalor.
      他失业了,生活潦倒。

双语例句

  1. It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.
    它讲述了一位有志青年试图摆脱贫苦肮脏的街头生活。
  2. Stevedores, crowded in squalor, died first before spreading disease to the rest of the city.
    首先,是那些挤在肮脏混乱的甲板上的装卸工先后死亡,后来,瘟疫就开始向伦敦的其他地方蔓延。
  3. Importantly, China has avoided some of the common ills of urbanization, notably urban poverty, unemployment and squalor.
    突出的一点是,中国成功地避免了城镇化的一些常见病,尤其是城镇贫困、失业和环境脏乱差等问题。
  4. In his photographs unexpected camera angles and dramatic chiaroscuro effects transform the occasional squalor and chaos of the actual events into powerful dream-like images.
    照片中特殊的视角和强烈的明暗对比,使这些看似肮脏及混乱的场景和事件变得如梦幻般的震撼人心。
  5. And you've got a cover spread in modern squalor magazine.
    你可以在当代穷人杂志的封面看到。
  6. What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.
    我们越来越多地看到的是一个私人富裕、公众贫困的社会。
  7. Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
    生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。
  8. Modern urban planning and redevelopment arose in response to the disorder and squalor of the slums created by the industrial revolution.
    工业革命所形成的贫民区脏乱现象,引发了现代的城市规画和改建运动。
  9. There is an innate raciness to this place, tinged with fun, squalor, a sense of tolerance and a hint of excitement.
    这个地方有一种天生的活力,有趣,有点儿脏,存在一种容忍的意识和一点儿兴奋的感觉。
  10. People have quietly returned to the squalor and inflation that brought them to the streets in protest.
    民众悄悄回到当初激励他们走上街头抗争的肮脏恶劣生活与通货膨胀。
  11. He had lost his job and was living in squalor.
    他丢了工作,过得很糟糕。
  12. People prefer urban squalor to rural hopelessness.
    城市的贫穷,农村的绝望。人们更喜欢前者。
  13. When you spend the greater part of your working life amongst squalor and foul language, you tend to become hard-boiled.
    如果劳动生活大部分是在肮脏下流话环境中度过的,人就会变得没有美好情感。
  14. They forgot the squalor and degradation around them.
    他们忘却了周遭的穷困和颓败。
  15. Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade.
    这城市表面繁华,背后却肮脏和贫困。
  16. Underdevelopment is chocking: the squalor, disease, unnecessary deaths, and hopelessness of it all! The criminal had committed hideous crimes.
    不发达是骇人听闻的,这就是肮脏、疾这罪犯犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
  17. They live amid reek and squalor.
    他们生活在臭气熏天的污浊环境中。
  18. They wer living in obvious want and squalor.
    他们显然很穷困,生活环境也很肮脏。
  19. An inconspicuous urban underclass lives in squalor.
    在这个肮脏破败的地方居住着不为人注意的城市下层阶级。
  20. It was a mixture of squalor and magnificence.
    它是肮脏破旧和壮丽豪华的混合体。
  21. The few street-lamps shed down squalor.
    大街上为数不多的路灯投下了昏暗的灯光。
  22. Urban poverty and squalor are strongly linked to disease outbreaks, social unrest, crime and violence.
    城市贫困和污浊的环境与疾病暴发、社会动荡、犯罪和暴力密切相关。
  23. They rolled through the squalor of the village side street and turned onto the central high way.
    他们的车子穿过村子后街那些脏地段转入中央大道。
  24. Like thousands of other migrants who flow every year into what Indians call the "maximum city", Alam lives in squalor.
    每年有成千上万的移民,涌入印度人所谓的“极大之城”(maximumcity),和他们一样,阿拉姆居住在肮脏的环境里。
  25. Fails to achieve a transcendent significance in suffering and squalor ( National Review)
    无法从痛苦和卑劣之中获得一种超然的意义(国内评论)
  26. Council Chambers help to maintain law and order, as well as reduce squalor.
    议员会堂维护城邑法律和秩序,同时减少城邑脏乱程度。
  27. It's my duty to rescue you from this squalor.
    帮你从这肮脏的环境中摆脱出来是我的责任。
  28. Well, we can't have you sleeping in squalor, can we?
    我们不能让你在脏乱地方睡不是吗?
  29. It leads to a situation of private affluence accompanied by public squalor.
    这导致在私人致富的同时出现国家贫困的状况。

英英释义

noun

  1. sordid dirtiness

      Synonym:    sordidnesssqualidness