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dirt·y

D0247100 (dûr′tē)adj. dirt·i·er, dirt·i·est 1. a. Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.b. Spreading dirt; polluting: The air near the foundry was always dirty.c. Apt to soil with dirt or grime: a dirty job at the garage.d. Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.2. Squalid or filthy; run-down: dirty slums.3. a. Obscene or indecent: dirty movies; a dirty joke.b. Lewd or lecherous: a dirty mind.4. a. Unethical or corrupt; sordid: dirty politics.b. Malicious or scandalous: a dirty lie.c. Not sportsmanlike: dirty players; a dirty fighter.d. Acquired by illicit or improper means: dirty money.e. Slang Possessing or using illegal drugs.5. a. Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless: Laying off workers is the dirty part of this job.b. Extremely unfortunate or regrettable: a dirty shame.6. Expressing disapproval or hostility: gave us a dirty look.7. Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination: dirty-blonde hair; dirty-green walls.8. a. Relating to or being a bomb that uses a conventional explosive and radioactive material to contaminate an area with low-level radiation.b. Relating to or being a nuclear weapon that produces a very great amount of long-lived radioactive fallout.9. Stormy; rough: dirty weather.v. dirt·ied, dirt·y·ing, dirt·ies v.tr.1. To make soiled.2. To stain or tarnish with dishonor.v.intr. To become soiled.

dirt′i·ly adv.dirt′i·ness n.Synonyms: dirty, filthy, grimy, grubby, squalid
These adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt: dirty clothes; filthy rags; grimy hands; an old grubby stove; a squalid apartment.

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(ˈdɜːtɪ) adj, dirtier or dirtiest1. covered or marked with dirt; filthy2. a. obscene; salacious: dirty books. b. sexually clandestine: a dirty weekend. 3. causing one to become grimy: a dirty job. 4. (Colours) (of a colour) not clear and bright; impure5. unfair; dishonest; unscrupulous; unsporting6. mean; nasty: a dirty cheat. 7. scandalous; unkind: a dirty rumour. 8. revealing dislike or anger: a dirty look. 9. (of weather) rainy or squally; stormy10. (Aeronautics) (of an aircraft) having projections into the airstream, such as lowered flaps11. (Military) (of an explosive device) modified to cause radioactive contamination. Compare clean⁵12. be dirty on slang Austral to be offended by or be hostile towards13. dirty dog a despicable person14. dirty linen informal intimate secrets, esp those that might give rise to gossip15. dirty pool slang chiefly US and Canadian and Austral dishonest behaviour16. dirty word a. an obscene wordb. something that is regarded with disapproval: federalism is a dirty word. 17. dirty work unpleasant or illicit activity18. do the dirty on informal Brit to behave meanly or unkindly towardsvb, dirties, dirtying or dirtiedto make or become dirty; stain; soil ˈdirtily adv ˈdirtiness n

dirt•y

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adj. dirt•i•er, dirt•i•est, adj. 1. soiled with dirt; foul; unclean. 2. spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke. 3. vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: a dirty scoundrel. 4. obscene; pornographic; lewd. 5. undesirable or unpleasant; thankless: You left the dirty work for me. 6. very unfortunate or regrettable: That's a dirty shame! 7. not fair or sportsmanlike; unscrupulous: a dirty fighter. 8. hostile or resentful: to give someone a dirty look. 9. (of a nuclear weapon) producing a relatively large amount of radioactive fallout. 10. (of the weather) stormy; squally. 11. obtained through illegal or disreputable means: dirty money. 12. appearing as if soiled; dingy; murky. v.t., v.i. 13. to make or become dirty. adv. 14. Informal. in a mean, unscrupulous, or underhand way. 15. Informal. in a lewd manner: to talk dirty. [1520–30] dirt′i•ly, adv. dirt′i•ness, n.

dirty

Something that is dirty has dust, mud, or stains on it and needs to be cleaned.

...dirty marks on the walls.

You can also say that a person is dirty.

The children were hot, dirty, and exhausted.

You do not use words such as 'completely' or 'absolutely' with dirty. If you want to emphasize that someone or something is covered in a lot of dirt, you say that they are very dirty or really dirty.

"I'm very dirty because of the gas crisis down here and I can't face a cold shower," she said.Before washing soak really dirty blankets in the bath.

dirty

Past participle: dirtied
Gerund: dirtying

Imperative
dirty
dirty

Present
I dirty
you dirty
he/she/it dirties
we dirty
you dirty
they dirty

Preterite
I dirtied
you dirtied
he/she/it dirtied
we dirtied
you dirtied
they dirtied

Present Continuous
I am dirtying
you are dirtying
he/she/it is dirtying
we are dirtying
you are dirtying
they are dirtying

Present Perfect
I have dirtied
you have dirtied
he/she/it has dirtied
we have dirtied
you have dirtied
they have dirtied

Past Continuous
I was dirtying
you were dirtying
he/she/it was dirtying
we were dirtying
you were dirtying
they were dirtying

Past Perfect
I had dirtied
you had dirtied
he/she/it had dirtied
we had dirtied
you had dirtied
they had dirtied

Future
I will dirty
you will dirty
he/she/it will dirty
we will dirty
you will dirty
they will dirty

Future Perfect
I will have dirtied
you will have dirtied
he/she/it will have dirtied
we will have dirtied
you will have dirtied
they will have dirtied

Future Continuous
I will be dirtying
you will be dirtying
he/she/it will be dirtying
we will be dirtying
you will be dirtying
they will be dirtying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dirtying
you have been dirtying
he/she/it has been dirtying
we have been dirtying
you have been dirtying
they have been dirtying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dirtying
you will have been dirtying
he/she/it will have been dirtying
we will have been dirtying
you will have been dirtying
they will have been dirtying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dirtying
you had been dirtying
he/she/it had been dirtying
we had been dirtying
you had been dirtying
they had been dirtying

Conditional
I would dirty
you would dirty
he/she/it would dirty
we would dirty
you would dirty
they would dirty

Past Conditional
I would have dirtied
you would have dirtied
he/she/it would have dirtied
we would have dirtied
you would have dirtied
they would have dirtied

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dirty - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soilalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"foul - make unclean; "foul the water"contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substanceslime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"muddy, muddy up - dirty with mudsplash - soil or stain with a splashed liquidmud, muck up, muck, mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"crock - soil with or as with crockblemish, spot - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
Adj.	1.	dirty - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"soiled, uncleanuntidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
	2.	dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"unobjectionable, clean - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
	3.	dirty - vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"filthy, lousynasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
	4.	dirty - spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout"contaminatinguncontaminating, clean - not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
	5.	dirty - contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austenpestiferousinfected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
	6.	dirty - (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"muddied, dingy, muddyimpure - combined with extraneous elements
	7.	dirty - (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"marked-up, foulillegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting"
	8.	dirty - obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"ill-gottenillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
	9.	dirty - expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
	10.	dirty - violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"unsporting, unsportsmanlike, cheating, foulunfair, unjust - not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
	11.	dirty - unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"sordidcorrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
	12.	dirty - unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

dirty

adjective1. filthy, soiled, grubby, nasty, foul, muddy, polluted, messy, sullied, grimy, unclean, mucky, grotty (slang), grungy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), begrimed, skanky (slang) The woman had matted hair and dirty fingernails.
filthy clean, pure, spotless2. dishonest, illegal, unfair, cheating, corrupt, crooked, deceiving, fraudulent, treacherous, deceptive, unscrupulous, crafty, deceitful, double-dealing, unsporting, knavish (archaic) Their opponents used dirty tactics.
dishonest moral, decent, respectable, upright, honest, reputable3. obscene, rude, coarse, indecent, blue, offensive, gross, filthy, vulgar, pornographic, sleazy, suggestive, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, salacious, smutty, off-colour, unwholesome He laughed at their dirty jokes.
obscene clean, decent4. despicable, mean, low, base, cheap, nasty, cowardly, beggarly, worthless, shameful, shabby, vile, sordid, low-down (informal), abject, squalid, ignominious, contemptible, wretched, scurvy, detestable, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) That was a dirty trick to play.verb1. soil, foul, stain, spoil, smear, muddy, pollute, blacken, mess up, smudge, sully, defile, smirch, begrime He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats.
soil clean

dirty

adjective1. Covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities:black, filthy, grimy, grubby, smutty, soiled, unclean, uncleanly.2. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.Slang: raunchy.3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild.verb1. To make dirty:befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, smudge, smutch, soil, sully.2. To contaminate the reputation of:befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish.Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.

Translations

下流的卑鄙的弄脏暴风雨的肮脏的

dirt

(dəːt) noun any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, dung etc. His shoes are covered in dirt.污物ˈdirty adjective1. not clean. dirty clothes.脏的2. mean or unfair. a dirty trick.卑鄙的3. offensive; obscene. dirty books.下流的4. (of weather) stormy. 暴风雨的 verb to make or become dirty. He dirtied his hands/shoes.弄脏ˈdirtiness noun脏ˌdirt-ˈcheap adjective, adverb very cheap. 贱如粪土的，非常便宜地 dirt track an earth-track for motor-racing. 煤渣跑道（供摩托车比赛用）

dirty

→ 肮脏的zhCN

My sheets are dirty → 我的床单很脏
The room is dirty → 房间很脏
It's dirty → 很脏
The sink is dirty (US)
The washbasin is dirty (UK) → 洗碗池太脏
The shower is dirty → 淋浴很脏
The sheets are dirty → 床单很脏
My silverware is dirty (US)
My cutlery is dirty (UK) → 餐具很脏

dirty

Related to dirty: ditty, ICYDK

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Synonyms for dirty

adj filthy

Synonyms

filthy
soiled
grubby
nasty
foul
muddy
polluted
messy
sullied
grimy
unclean
mucky
grotty
grungy
scuzzy
begrimed
skanky

Antonyms

clean
pure
spotless

adj dishonest

Synonyms

dishonest
illegal
unfair
cheating
corrupt
crooked
deceiving
fraudulent
treacherous
deceptive
unscrupulous
crafty
deceitful
double-dealing
unsporting
knavish

Antonyms

moral
decent
respectable
upright
honest
reputable

adj obscene

Synonyms

obscene
rude
coarse
indecent
blue
offensive
gross
filthy
vulgar
pornographic
sleazy
suggestive
lewd
risqué
X-rated
bawdy
salacious
smutty
off-colour
unwholesome

Antonyms

clean
decent

adj despicable

Synonyms

despicable
mean
low
base
cheap
nasty
cowardly
beggarly
worthless
shameful
shabby
vile
sordid
low-down
abject
squalid
ignominious
contemptible
wretched
scurvy
detestable
scungy

verb soil

Synonyms

soil
foul
stain
spoil
smear
muddy
pollute
blacken
mess up
smudge
sully
defile
smirch
begrime

Antonyms

clean

Synonyms for dirty

adj covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities

Synonyms

black
filthy
grimy
grubby
smutty
soiled
unclean
uncleanly

adj offensive to accepted standards of decency

Synonyms

barnyard
bawdy
broad
coarse
Fescennine
filthy
foul
gross
lewd
nasty
obscene
profane
ribald
scatologic
scatological
scurrilous
smutty
vulgar
raunchy

adj violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms

Synonyms

heavy
raging
roiled
roily
rough
rugged
stormy
tempestuous
tumultuous
turbulent
ugly
violent
wild

verb to make dirty

Synonyms

befoul
begrime
besmirch
besoil
black
blacken
defile
smudge
smutch
soil
sully

verb to contaminate the reputation of

Synonyms

befoul
besmear
besmirch
bespatter
blacken
cloud
denigrate
smear
smudge
smut
soil
spatter
stain
sully
taint
tarnish

Synonyms for dirty

verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Synonyms

begrime
bemire
colly
grime
soil

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alter
change
modify
foul
contaminate
pollute
smear
slime
muddy
muddy up
splash
mud
muck up
muck
mire
crock
blemish
spot

Antonyms

clean
make clean

adj soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

Synonyms

soiled
unclean

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untidy

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adj filthy

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adj dishonest

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adj obscene

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adj despicable

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verb soil

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adj covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities

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adj offensive to accepted standards of decency

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adj violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms

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verb to make dirty

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verb to contaminate the reputation of

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verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty

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adj soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

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adj (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

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adj vile

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adj spreading pollution or contamination

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adj contaminated with infecting organisms

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adj (of color) discolored by impurities

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adj (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

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adj obtained illegally or by improper means

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adj expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

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adj violating accepted standards or rules

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