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单词 dust
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noun | verb
dustdust1 /dʌst/ ●●● S3 W2 noun Etymology Collocations 1[uncountable] extremely small pieces of dirt that are in buildings on furniture, floors, etc. if they are not kept clean:  A thick layer of dust covered the furniture. There was not a speck of dust anywhere.gather/collect dust The books just sit on the shelf collecting dust.2[uncountable] extremely small pieces of dirt, sand, etc. that are like a dry powder on the ground or in the air:  He lay on his face in the dust. A car sped past in a cloud of dust.3gold/coal/pollen etc. dust powder consisting of extremely small pieces of gold, coal, pollen, etc.4the dust settles used to say that the details of a situation become clearer and less confused:  When the dust finally settled after the layoffs, only two managers were left in the department. We’ll just have to wait for the dust to settle. [Origin: Old English] see also bite the dust at bite1 (7), dusty, leave somebody in the dust at leave1 (32)
noun | verb
dustdust2 ●●○ verb Verb Table Thesaurus 1[intransitive, transitive] to clean the dust from a surface by moving something such as a soft cloth across it:  Help me dust the furniture. see thesaurus at clean22[transitive] to cover something with a fine powder: dust something with something Dust the top of the cake with cinnamon.dust off phrasal verb1dust somebody/something ↔ off to clean something by brushing it or rubbing it with a cloth or with your hands:  She dusted the snow off Billy’s coat.dust yourself off Smitty stood up and dusted himself off.2dust something ↔ off to get something ready in order to use it again after not using it for a long time:  Investors are dusting off their check books as the economy recovers.3dust something off something (also dust something from something) to remove something such as dust or dirt from your clothes or another surface by brushing them with your hands:  She dusted crumbs from her skirt.
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