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dingy

英['dɪn(d)ʒɪ] 美['dɪndʒi]
  • adj. 昏暗的;肮脏的

英英释意


1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot;
"a miner's begrimed face"
"dingy linen"
"grimy hands"
"grubby little fingers"
"a grungy kitchen"
2. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
"dirty" is often used in combination
"a dirty (or dingy) white"
"the muddied gray of the sea"
"muddy colors"
"dirty-green walls"
"dirty-blonde hair"
3. depressing in character or appearance;
"drove through dingy streets"
"the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens
"drab old buildings"
"a dreary mining town"
"gloomy tenements"
"sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams