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dust
13 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of DUST
[noncount]
1
: fine dry powder that builds up inside buildings on surfaces that have not recently been cleaned灰尘；尘埃；尘土
- The floor was covered with dust.地面上都是灰尘。
- You can see the dust particles floating through the air.你可以看见空气中飘浮的尘埃颗粒。
- There is not a speck of dust in that house.那个房子里一尘不染。
◊ Something that is collecting/gathering dust is not being used.闲置；无人问津
- The book just sat on the shelf gathering dust.那本书就摆放在书架上，长期无人问津。
2
: fine powder made up of very small pieces of earth or sand灰土；沙尘
- As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind.汽车在这条土路上疾驰时，在车后扬起一团尘烟。
- The wind kicked up dust. [=blew dust into the air]风吹起扬尘。
3
: fine powder made from a particular substance粉末 — see also sawdust
- coal/gold dust煤粉；金粉
- He wiped the chalk dust off his hands.他擦掉了手上的粉笔末。
bite the dust
eat dust
US, informal : to breathe the dust that has been raised into the air by the vehicle that is moving in front of you吸前面汽车扬起的沙尘（意指在车赛中落后） — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- He said, “Eat my dust! ” as he jumped in his car and drove away.他说：“我必胜！”然后便跳进他的汽车，迅速开走了。
- They've left other companies eating their dust. [=they have gone far ahead of other companies]他们已将其他公司远远地甩在了后面。
leave (someone) in the dust
US, informal : to go far ahead of (someone) : to be much more advanced than (someone)远远领先于（某人）
- The company has left its competitors in the dust.这家公司已把竞争对手远远甩在了后面。
the dust settles
— used to talk about what happens when things become clear or calm after a period of change or confusion尘埃落定；形势明朗
- I'll call you as soon as the dust settles from the move. [=as soon as I am not busy with moving]我安顿下来就给你打电话。
- When the dust settled [=when the situation became less confusing] and the votes were recounted, she had won the election.当形势趋于稳定并且重新计票后，她在竞选中胜出。
- You should let the dust settle before you make any big decisions.你应该待形势明朗后再做出重要决定。
2 dust /ˈdʌst/ verb
dusts; dusted; dusting
2 dust
/ˈdʌst/
verb
dusts; dusted; dusting
Learner's definition of DUST
1
: to make (something) clean by brushing or wiping dirt and dust from the surface拂去灰尘；擦拭 — often + off or down
[+ object]
- He dusted the furniture.他把家具擦干净了。
- She dusted the sand off her leg.她拍掉了落在腿上的沙尘。
- (US) He stood up and dusted himself off. = (Brit) He stood up and dusted himself down. [=he brushed the dirt/dust off his clothes]他站起身来，掸掉衣服上的灰尘。
[no object]
- I dust at least once a week.我至少每周掸一次灰尘。
2
[+ object] : to cover (something) with a fine powder（往上面）撒上粉末
- Dust the pan with flour.往平底锅里撒上一些面粉。
- The police dusted the table for fingerprints. [=they put a fine powder on the table so that any fingerprints could be seen]警方在桌面上撒粉末收集指纹。
- The crops will be dusted with pesticide.作物将被喷洒杀虫剂。
dust off
[phrasal verb] dust (something) off or dust off (something)
: to use (something) again after not using it for a long time重拾旧业；重新开始使用 — see also 2dust 1 (above)
- For his comeback tour, the comedian dusted off some of his old jokes.这名喜剧演员在复出巡演中重新讲了他的几个老笑话。
dusted; dusting; dusts
Synonyms
Noun
- chaff
- deadwood
- debris
- dreck
- drek
- dross
- effluvium
- effluvia
- garbage
- junk
- litter
- offal
- offscouring
- raffle
- refuse
- riffraff
- rubbish
- scrap
- spilth
- trash
- truck
- waste
Verb
- annihilate
- blow away
- bomb
- bury
- clobber
- cream
- drub
- flatten
- paste
- rout
- shellac
- skin
- skunk
- smoke [slang]
- smother
- snow under
- thrash
- trim
- tromp
- trounce
- wallop
- wax [slang]
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- whap
- whup
Example Sentences
Noun The floor was covered with dust. You can see the dust particles floating through the air. There is not a speck of dust in that house. As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind. He wiped the chalk dust off his hands. Verb I dust at least once a week. Dust the pan with flour. The crops will be dusted with pesticide. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 Danny Corte has a feasibility study in his office that is gathering dust. al, 11 Sep. 2022 The girls drew sketches of wind turbines and conical solar panels that would use gravity or possibly rotate to stay relatively dust-free. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 The mission will then close again so that delicate religious relics and murals behind the altar can be restored in a dust-free environment. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s like the Midsummer Night’s Dream effect with the magic dust. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 In addition, the dust accelerates snowmelt, causing havoc for the ski industry and Wasatch Front water supplies. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The dust leaves Africa and moves across the Atlantic basin. Judson Jones, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 The dust will be an issue not only on the day of demolition, but could be for weeks thereafter, every time debris is loaded onto trucks and transported to a waste-disposal site, said Vikrant Tongad, an environmental conservationist in Noida. Shefali Anand, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter, and dust it with flour. Christina Bernstein, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020 Still, oilier skin types might need to dust another layer onto their T-zones sooner than later. Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Addison is four inches shorter, nearly 50 pounds lighter and a near-unstoppable deep threat who might dust London in a foot race. Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 Be sure to regularly dust the plant's leaves with a damp cloth to improve its ability to photosynthesize. Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 The child on the street who saw me drop my cookie, pick it up, inspect it, dust it off, and eat it. Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 The man asked whether Shinn would be willing every day to empty all the trash cans, dust the erasers and put sodas in the vending machines. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2022 Give yourself five minutes to complain, but then dust yourself off and get back up! Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022 See More
Noun
But Webb can look past the dust with its unparalleled sensitivity to infrared light. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 Danny Corte has a feasibility study in his office that is gathering dust. al, 11 Sep. 2022 The girls drew sketches of wind turbines and conical solar panels that would use gravity or possibly rotate to stay relatively dust-free. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 The mission will then close again so that delicate religious relics and murals behind the altar can be restored in a dust-free environment. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s like the Midsummer Night’s Dream effect with the magic dust. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 In addition, the dust accelerates snowmelt, causing havoc for the ski industry and Wasatch Front water supplies. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The dust leaves Africa and moves across the Atlantic basin. Judson Jones, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 The dust will be an issue not only on the day of demolition, but could be for weeks thereafter, every time debris is loaded onto trucks and transported to a waste-disposal site, said Vikrant Tongad, an environmental conservationist in Noida. Shefali Anand, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Verb
This take on the Sam Cooke classic will pick you up and dust you off. Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter, and dust it with flour. Christina Bernstein, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020 Still, oilier skin types might need to dust another layer onto their T-zones sooner than later. Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Addison is four inches shorter, nearly 50 pounds lighter and a near-unstoppable deep threat who might dust London in a foot race. Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 Be sure to regularly dust the plant's leaves with a damp cloth to improve its ability to photosynthesize. Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 The child on the street who saw me drop my cookie, pick it up, inspect it, dust it off, and eat it. Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 The man asked whether Shinn would be willing every day to empty all the trash cans, dust the erasers and put sodas in the vending machines. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2022 Give yourself five minutes to complain, but then dust yourself off and get back up! Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to Latin fumus smoke — more at fume
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of dust was before the 12th century Phrases Containing dust
noun
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