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单词 dust
释义
noun | verb
dustdust1 /dʌst/ ●●● S3 W2 noun Etymology
ETYMOLOGYdust1
Origin: Old English
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 A thick layer of dust covered the furniture.
 There was not a speck of dust anywhere.
 The books just sit on the shelf collecting dust.
 A car sped past in a cloud of dust.
 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.
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
VERB TABLE
dust
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydust
he, she, itdusts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydusted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave dusted
he, she, ithas dusted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad dusted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill dust
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have dusted
Continuous Form
PresentIam dusting
he, she, itis dusting
you, we, theyare dusting
PastI, he, she, itwas dusting
you, we, theywere dusting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been dusting
he, she, ithas been dusting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been dusting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be dusting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been dusting
Thesaurus
THESAURUS to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing
to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing:  I need to clean the bathtub. She’s busy cleaning.
to use water, and often soap, to clean clothes, dishes, parts of your body, or uncooked food:  Wash your hands before dinner.
formal to make something, especially part of your body, completely clean:  Cleanse the wound thoroughly with soap and water.
to clean something with a chemical that kills bacteria:  Bathrooms in public places must be disinfected regularly.
to make something, for example a medical tool, completely clean and kill all bacteria in or on it, using high temperatures or chemicals:  It is important to sterilize baby bottles to keep your baby healthy.
to remove the dirty parts or bacteria from something such as water or air:  Boil the water for ten minutes to purify it.
to clean a surface with a cloth, often a wet cloth:  She wiped the crumbs off the table into her hand.
to clean something by rubbing it hard with a wet brush or cloth:  He was on his hands and knees scrubbing the floor.
to clean dust off furniture:  The bookshelves need to be dusted.
to make furniture, shoes, etc. shiny by rubbing them:  I need to polish my shoes before my interview tomorrow.
to clean carpets with a special machine:  Don’t forget to vacuum under the table.
to clean the dirt from the floor or ground using a broom (=brush with a long handle):  After the haircut she swept up the hair.
to clean the floor with water and a mop (=soft brush on a long handle):  It didn’t take long to mop the kitchen floor.
to clean the house:  I spent all Saturday doing the housework.
to wash plates and pans after a meal:  If you cook, I’ll do the dishes.
to wash dirty pots and pans with a rough cloth:  If you let the pot soak, you won’t have to scour it.
to wash clothes:  I need to do the laundry – I’m almost out of clean clothes.
to clean clothes with chemicals instead of water:  Where do you get your suits dry-cleaned?
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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