Learner's definition of DIRT
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: loose earth or soil松土;泥土;散土 2
: a substance (such as mud or dust) that makes things unclean灰尘;尘垢;污泥 -
You've got some dirt on your face.你脸上有点脏东西。
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Their shoes were covered with dirt.他们的鞋上全是污泥。
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No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt.再怎么清洁也去不掉所有污垢。
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informal : a person or thing that has no value没用的人(或物) 4
informal : information about someone that could harm the person's reputation丑事;丑闻 ◊ To dig up (the ) dirt on someone is to find out information that is harmful to that person's reputation.挖掘(或揭露)丑闻
◊ To dish (the) dirt is to spread harmful gossip or information.散布流言;说闲话
in the dirt
◊ In baseball, a pitch is in the dirt when it hits the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher.(棒球比赛中投球未被接球手接到而在本垒附近)触地