Pack dirt loosely around the base of the plant. You've got some dirt on your face. Their shoes were covered with dirt. No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate
1substance that makes sth dirty污物ADJECTIVE | ... OF DIRT | VERB + DIRT | DIRT + VERB | DIRT + NOUNADJECTIVE➤excess, loose浮土◇She brushed the loose dirt off her coat.她拂去了外套上的浮土。➤ingrained積垢▸➤dog (BrE) 狗屎➤accumulated積累的污垢◇Clean your face with soap to remove accumulated dirt and oil.用肥皂洗掉你臉上的積土和油污。... OF DIRT➤speck一點污跡▸➤streak一道髒痕◇He had streaks of dirt all over his face.他滿臉都是一道道的髒痕。➤layer一層污垢VERB + DIRT➤be covered in, be covered with被污垢覆蓋◇His shoes were covered in dirt.他的鞋上滿是灰塵。➤brush off, clean off, dust off, remove, rub, rub off, scrape, scrub off, shake, wash off, wipe刷去灰塵;清除污垢;撣去塵土;擦掉污物;拭去污垢;抖掉污物;洗去污漬;抹去污垢◇He rubbed the dirt off his face. (BrE) 他擦掉臉上的灰塵。◇He rubbed the dirt from his face. (NAmE) 他擦去臉上的灰塵。➤sweep清掃灰塵◇He swept the dirt out onto the porch.他把灰塵掃到門口。➤show顯髒◇The white rug really shows the dirt.白地毯非常顯髒。➤attract (especially NAmE) 吸附灰塵◇This material does not attract much dirt.這種材料不太吸灰。➤loosen (especially NAmE) 清除污垢◇Massage your scalp to loosen any dirt.按摩你的頭皮去除污垢。DIRT + VERB➤accumulate灰塵聚積◇Dirt had accumulated in the corners of the windows.窗角積上了灰塵。➤cover灰塵覆蓋◇Blood and dirt covered his face.他的臉上滿是血跡和灰塵。DIRT + NOUN➤fleck, particle, speck污點;灰塵微粒◇Sunlight steamed through the dirt particles in the air.陽光透射過空氣中的灰塵微粒。dirt
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2 (NAmE) soil/mud泥土ADJECTIVE | ... OF DIRT | VERB + DIRT | DIRT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤excess, loose多餘的土;鬆散的土◇She filled the hole with loose dirt.她用虛土填滿了洞。➤soft軟土◇Her fingernails raked the soft dirt beneath her.她用指甲扒她身下的軟土。➤dry, wet乾土;濕土◇a floor of dry dirt乾土地面➤hard-packed, packed壓緊的土◇He landed hard on the packed dirt.他重重地落在緊實的土上。➤bare (NAmE) 裸土◇The front lawn has patches of bare dirt.前面的草坪露出一塊塊土。➤cold冰涼的土◇He picked himself up off the cold dirt.他從冰冷的土上爬起來。➤fill填土◇a couple of inches of fill dirt幾英寸填土➤infield (NAmE) 內場◇Rose picked the ball up off the infield dirt.羅斯從內場裏撿起球。➤ingrained積土➤fresh新鮮的泥土◇the mounds of fresh dirt over all the graves所有墳墓上的新鮮封土... OF DIRT➤layer土層VERB + DIRT➤be covered in, be covered with被塵土覆蓋◇His shoes were covered in dirt.他的鞋上滿是塵土。➤dig, move, shovel挖土;挪土;鏟土◇The men started to shovel dirt into the open grave.這些人開始往敞開的墳墓裏鏟土。➤throw揚土◇They threw dirt into my face.他朝我的臉上揚土。DIRT + NOUN➤course, driveway, lane, path, road, street, strip, track, trail泥土賽道;泥土車道;土路;泥土街道;泥土小路◇the Palermo dirt course巴勒莫泥土賽道➤floor, ground泥土地面➤wall土牆◇The blow knocked him against the dirt wall.這一擊把他撞向了土牆。➤lot, parking lot, yard泥土地塊;泥地停車場;土院子◇the dirt yard in front of the barn穀倉前的土院子➤farmer田農➤farm小農場◇He grew up on a dirt farm in upstate New York.他在紐約北部的小農場長大。➤clod, clump土塊◇They throw sticks and dirt clods up into the air.他們把木棍和土塊扔向空中。➤mound, pile土堆➤smudge, stain泥土污漬◇I tried to rub off a dirt stain on my sleeve.我試圖把袖子上的泥點子擦掉。PREPOSITION➤in the dirt在泥地上◇children playing in the dirt在泥地上玩耍的孩子們dirt
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3harmful/unpleasant information about sb流言蜚語VERB + DIRT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + DIRT➤have知道流言蜚語➤get (especially NAmE) 得到醜聞◇We need to get some dirt on her.我們得給她搞點兒醜聞。➤dig, dig up挖掘醜聞◇He could dig up so much dirt on her.他能挖出她的許多醜聞。PREPOSITION➤dirt on關於⋯的醜聞◇Do you have any dirt on the new guy?你知道什麼關於這個新來的傢伙的醜聞嗎 ?PHRASES➤dish the dirt揭人的短◇She just loves to dish the dirt (= tell people unkind / unpleasant things about sb).她專愛說別人的壞話。