| 单词 | dust |
| 释义 | dust —dustless, adj. /dust/, n. 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 3. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 4. the ground; the earth's surface. 5. the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay; earthly remains. 6. Brit. a. ashes, refuse, etc. b. junk1 (def. 1). 7. a low or humble condition. 8. anything worthless. 9. disturbance; turmoil. 10. See gold dust. 11. the mortal body of a human being. 12. a single particle or grain. 13. Archaic. money; cash. 14. bite the dust, a. to be killed, esp. in battle; die. b. to suffer defeat; be unsuccessful; fail: Another manufacturer has bitten the dust. 15. leave one in the dust, to overtake and surpass a competitor or one who is less ambitious, qualified, etc.: Don't be so meek, they'll leave you in the dust. 16. lick the dust, a. to be killed; die. b. to humble oneself abjectly; grovel: He will resign rather than lick the dust. 17. make the dust fly, to execute with vigor or speed: We turned them loose on the work, and they made the dust fly. 18. shake the dust from one's feet, to depart in anger or disdain; leave decisively or in haste, esp. from an unpleasant situation: As the country moved toward totalitarianism, many of the intelligentsia shook the dust from their feet. 19. throw dust in someone's eyes, to mislead; deceive: He threw dust in our eyes by pretending to be a jeweler and then disappeared with the diamonds. v.t. 20. to wipe the dust from: to dust a table. 21. to sprinkle with a powder or dust: to dust rosebushes with an insecticide. 22. to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush. 23. to soil with dust; make dusty. v.i. 24. to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc. 25. to become dusty. 26. to apply dust or powder to a plant, one's body, etc.: to dust with an insecticide in late spring. 27. dust off, a. Baseball. (of a pitcher) to throw the ball purposely at or dangerously close to (the batter). b. to take out or prepare for use again, as after a period of inactivity or storage: I'm going to dust off my accounting skills and try to get a job in the finance department. c. to beat up badly: The gang of hoodlums dusted off a cop. [bef. 900; ME; OE dust; c. G Dunst vapor] |
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