单词 | dust |
释义 | dust ![]() n. 1. Fine, dry particles of matter. 2. A cloud of fine, dry particles. 3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries. 4. a. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" (Book of Common Prayer). b. The surface of the ground. 5. A debased or despised condition. 6. Something of no worth. 7. Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal. 8. Confusion; agitation; commotion: won't go back in until the dust settles. v. dust·ed, dust·ing, dusts v.tr. 1. To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating: dust the furniture. 2. To sprinkle with a powdery substance: dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer. 3. To apply or strew in fine particles: dusted talcum powder on my feet. 4. Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To clean by removing dust. 2. To cover itself with dry soil or other particulate matter. Used of a bird. dust off Idioms: To restore to use: dusted off last year's winter coat. in the dust Far behind, as in a race or competition: a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust. make the dust fly To go about a task with great energy and speed. [Middle English, from Old English dūst.] |
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