dust

noun

1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

e.g. the furniture was covered with dust

2. free microscopic particles of solid material

e.g. astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust

3. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Synonym: debrisjunkrubbledetritus

verb

1. remove the dust from

e.g. dust the cabinets

2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

e.g. The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image

3. distribute loosely

e.g. He scattered gun powder under the wagon

Synonym: scattersprinkledotdisperse

4. cover with a light dusting of a substance

e.g. dust the bread with flour

1. 尘土;沙尘
Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand.

e.g. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...
坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
e.g. He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.
他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。

2. 灰尘
Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights.

dust的反义词

e.g. I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs...
我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
e.g. The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.
房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。

3. 粉末;细末
Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal.

e.g. The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。

4. 擦去…的灰尘
When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.

e.g. I vacuumed and dusted the living room...
我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
e.g. She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.
她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。

5. 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒
If you dust something with a fine substance such as powder or if you dust a fine substance onto something, you cover it lightly with that substance.

e.g. Lightly dust the fish with flour...
在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
e.g. Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...
将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。

6. 消亡;失败
If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.

e.g. In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust...
在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
e.g. The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。

7. 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息
If you say that something will happen when the dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you let the dust settle before doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else.

e.g. Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision...
事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。
e.g. I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.
我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。

8. 被搁置;被忽视;尘封
If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.

e.g. Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...
许多机器尘封在地下室里。
e.g. The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.
尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。

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