| 单词 | dust |
| 释义 | dust n. & v. --n 1. a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown about by the wind. b fine powder of any material (pollen dust; gold-dust). c a cloud of dust. 2. a dead person's remains (honoured dust). 3. confusion or turmoil (raised quite a dust). 4. archaic or poet. the mortal human body (we are all dust). 5. the ground; the earth (kissed the dust). --v 1. tr. (also absol.) clear (furniture etc.) of dust etc. by wiping, brushing, etc. 2. tr. a sprinkle (esp. a cake) with powder, dust, sugar, etc. b sprinkle or strew (sugar, powder, etc.). 3. tr. make dusty. 4. intr. archaic (of a bird) take a dust-bath. Phrases and idioms dust and ashes something very disappointing. dust-bath a bird's rolling in dust to freshen its feathers. dust bowl an area denuded of vegetation by drought or erosion and reduced to desert. dust cover 1. = dust-sheet. 2. = dust-jacket. dust devil S.Afr. a whirlwind visible as a column of dust. dust down 1. dust the clothes of (a person). 2. colloq. reprimand. 3. = dust off. dusting-powder 1 talcum powder. 2. any dusting or drying powder. dust-jacket a usu. decorated paper cover used to protect a book from dirt etc. dust off 1. remove the dust from (an object on which it has long been allowed to settle). 2. use and enjoy again after a long period of neglect. dust-sheet Brit. a cloth put over furniture to protect it from dust. dust-shot the smallest size of shot. dust-storm a storm with clouds of dust carried in the air. dust-trap something on, in, or under which dust gathers. dust-up colloq. a fight. dust-wrapper = dust-jacket. in the dust 1. humiliated. 2. dead. when the dust settles when things quieten down. Derivatives dustless adj. Etymology: OE dust: cf. LG dunst vapour |
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