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单词 squalid
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
squal•id /ˈskwɑlɪd, ˈskwɔlɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. filthy and disgusting;
    repulsive, as from neglect:a squalid prison cell.
  2. degraded in moral quality;
    sordid:the squalid campaign practices.
squal•id•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
squal•id  (skwolid, skwôlid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
  2. wretched;
    miserable;
    degraded;
    sordid.
  • Latin squālidus dirty, equivalent. to squāl(ēre) to be dirty, encrusted + -idus -id4
  • 1585–95
squalid•ly, adv. 
squalid•ness, squa•lid•i•ty  (skwo lidi tē),USA pronunciation n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unclean. See dirty. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
squalid /ˈskwɒlɪd/ adj
  1. dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty
  2. sordid
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin squālidus, from squālēre to be stiff with dirt

squalidity /skwɒˈlɪdɪtɪ/, ˈsqualidness n ˈsqualidly adv
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