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squalid

英['skwɒlɪd] 美['skɔlɪd]
  • adj. 肮脏的;污秽的;卑劣的

英英释意


1. morally degraded;
"a seedy district"
"the seamy side of life"
"sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
"sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly
"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
"the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
2. foul and run-down and repulsive;
"a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
"a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
"squalid living conditions"
"sordid shantytowns"