单词	grubbiness
释义	grubbygrub‧by /ˈɡrʌbi/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINgrubby Origin: 1600-1700 ➔ GRUB1; because places full of grubs are dirty Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES grubby clothes From his back pocket Robert took out a grubby scrap of paper. He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief. Her grubby studio boss just cared about money. Her coat was grubby and one of the sleeves was torn. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All at once the hotel seemed very small - another small dark grubby place that was locking her in. And evidence shows that women feel more inhibited by things like not having cleaned their teeth or feeling grubby. As an aggressive, grubby schoolkid and a keen stargazer, I was desperate to be the first to go. Enter one slightly grubby swan, stage right, to swim nonchalantly beside the boat, incognito. He knows all about sadness, temptation and the grubby facts of life. One of the men dons a grubby white coat and a surgical-type cap. They loiter outside the big match with fistfuls of grubby tickets priced at many times their face value. Travelling always made her feel grubby, nomatterhow luxurious it was. Thesaurus THESAURUS► dirty not clean: · His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands. ► filthy very dirty: · Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness. ► muddy covered with mud: · It had been raining hard and the path was muddy. ► dusty covered with dust: · the dusty shelves in the attic ► greasy covered with oil or grease: · Greasy food is bad for your health. ► grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: · He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt.· mucky fingers ► grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: · I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train. ► dingy looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: · We worked in a dingy little office behind the station. ► polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: · 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air. ► contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: · The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food. ► squalid formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: · People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation. ► unhygienic formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: · The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions. ► unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: · People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes.· They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions. ► soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: · Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible. Longman Language Activatordirty► dirty not clean: · Look how dirty your hands are!· Take off those dirty jeans.· We were hot and dirty after working in the garden all afternoon.· Do you have any dirty clothes you need me to wash?get dirty (=become dirty): · How did the floor get so dirty? ► muddy covered in mud: · Your shoes are really muddy - take them off before you come in.· They moved slowly along the muddy footpath.· She left a trail of muddy footprints behind her. ► dusty a dusty room, piece of furniture etc is covered in dust, especially because no one has cleaned it or moved it for a long time: · The room was dark and dusty.· dusty shelves· The journal was dusty and beginning to fall apart. ► greasy something that is greasy looks dirty because it has an oily substance on it: · greasy pots and pans· Dick wiped his hands on a greasy rag.· Her long greasy hair hung down to her shoulders. ► grubby something that is grubby is fairly dirty, usually because it has been used a lot and not washed: · He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief.· Her coat was grubby and one of the sleeves was torn.· From his back pocket Robert took out a grubby scrap of paper. ► grimy something that is grimy has a covering of dirt on its surface, especially because it has not been cleaned for a long time: · Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.· The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.· It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe. ► mucky especially British, informal dirty: · Don't wear your best shoes -- you'll only get them all mucky.· The cafeteria was self-service, and guests had to carry their food on little plastic trays to mucky tables. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► hand · The children are fighting under the tank, catching drips like diamonds in their grubby hands.· Benedict imprisoned her closer, oblivious to her grubby hands caught against the pristine whiteness of his neckcloth.· Jack looked up and wiped a grubby hand wearily over his face, streaking the dirt still further. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► grubby hands/paws/mitts Benedict imprisoned her closer, oblivious to her grubby hands caught against the pristine whiteness of his neckcloth. Every grubby penny I can get my grubby hands on, every grubby day of my grubby little life. The children are fighting under the tank, catching drips like diamonds in their grubby hands. 1fairly dirty:  a grubby handkerchief a gang of grubby kids► see thesaurus at dirty2grubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant:  the grubby details of his financial dealings3grubby hands/paws/mitts informal used to talk about someone touching something or becoming involved in it when you do not want them to:  Keep your grubby paws to yourself! I bet he can’t wait to get his grubby hands on my money!—grubbiness noun [uncountable]
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