dust
n. 灰尘, 尘埃, 粉末, 花粉, 土, 骚乱 vt. 拂去灰尘, 撒, 弄成粉末 vi. 拂去灰尘, 化为粉末
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教材释义与例句
灰尘；尘埃；尘土
dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean
撒；拂去灰尘
to clean the dust from a surface by moving something such as a soft cloth across it
释义与例句
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Fine particles.
Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
灰尘
灰
尘土
尘
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Fine particles.
Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
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Fine particles.
Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
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Fine particles.
Disintegration of a solid, like silica.
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Fine particles.
Flour.
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Fine particles.
A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.
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The act of cleaning by dusting.
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The act of sprinkling dust, or a sprinkle of dust itself.
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Earth, ground, soil, sediment.
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The earth as the resting place of the dead.
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The earthly remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
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The substance of the human body or mortal frame.
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Something worthless.
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A low or mean condition.
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Rubbish, garbage, refuse.
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cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
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A cloud of dust.
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A tumult, disturbance, commotion, uproar.
可数 比喻 不可数to raise, or kick up, a dust
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A fight or row.
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A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
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Tiny amounts of cryptocurrency left over after a transaction due to rounding error.
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To remove dust from.
擦灰尘
及物The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
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To make dusty, to soil with dust.
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To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
打扫
不及物Dusting always makes me cough.
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To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
及物The mother dusted her baby’s bum with talcum powder.
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Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
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To sprinkle (a substance) in the form of dust.
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To leave quickly; to rush off.
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To drink up quickly; to toss off.
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To reduce to a fine powder; to pulverize, to levigate.
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To kill.
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To deliberately pitch a ball close to (a batter); to brush back.
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To attempt to identify the owner of (a cryptocurrency wallet) by sending tiny amounts of cryptocurrency.
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To strike, beat, thrash.
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To defeat badly, to thrash.
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词源
From Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (“dust, dried earth reduced to powder; other dry material reduced to powder”), from the fusion of Proto-Germanic *dustą (“dust”) and *dunstą (“mist, dust, evaporation”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”). Cognate with Scots dust, dist (“dust”), Dutch duist (“pollen, dust”) and dons (“down, fuzz”), German Dust (“dust”) and Dunst (“haze”), Swedish dust (“dust”), Icelandic dust (“dust”), Latin fūmus (“smoke, steam”). Also related to Swedish dun (“down, fluff”), Icelandic dúnn (“down, fluff”). See down.
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