sordid

英['sɔːdɪd] 美['sɔːrdɪd]
  • adj. 卑鄙的；不诚实的；肮脏的；破烂的
sordidly sordidness
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星级词汇:
  • sorbent n.吸附剂(吸着剂；吸收剂)

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. morally degraded;

    "a seedy district"
    "the seamy side of life"
    "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
    "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"
    "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"
    "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"

  2. unethical or dishonest;

    "dirty police officers"
    "a sordid political campaign"

  3. foul and run-down and repulsive;

    "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
    "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
    "squalid living conditions"
    "sordid shantytowns"

  4. meanly avaricious and mercenary;

    "sordid avarice"
    "sordid material interests"

双语例句

1. She listened to Kate'sexplanation of the sordid affair.
她听凯特对这件丑事作何解释。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
他以往的丑行被发现时，人们感到震惊。

来自《权威词典》

3. The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.
他们住的小房真是异乎寻常地脏.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.
我已经洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.
他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He has sordid motives on us.
      他对我们有卑鄙的动机。
    2. I want no part of this sordid business.
      我决不卷入这一卑鄙勾当。
    3. I didn't want to hear the sordid details of their relationship.
      我不想听他们之间的那些龌龊细节。
    4. The slum area was sordid and filthy beyond belief.
      该贫民区之污秽肮脏简直令人难以置信。
    5. I've washed my hands of the whole sordid business.
      我已经彻底洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了。
    6. The poor family lived in a sordid hut.
      这个穷人家住在一个污秽的小屋里面。

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

sore sorcery sordidly sordidness sordid desires sordid surroundings sordid shantytowns.
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