dust

汉语翻译

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
【化】 粉剂
【医】 粉尘, 尘埃, 尘屑, 灰尘
相关词组:
dust up
dust sb off
throw dust in sb's eyes

词型变化：

动词过去式:dusted 过去分词:dusted 现在分词:dusting 第三人称单数:dusts 

词意辨析：

clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub

这些动词均有“使干净”之意。
clean: 是这些动词中最常用的词，指将某物或某处的污物等清除掉，弄干净。
clear: 指清除不要的东西。
sweep: 指用扫帚等进行清扫，也用作比喻。
dust: 指将积落在物体表面的尘土抹去、掸掉或擦去以保干净。
mop: 侧重指用拖把擦洗地板，有时也指擦干净或擦去。
wipe: 多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净，也指擦掉某物。
scrub: 指用硬刷、肥皂或水用力地擦洗某物。

英语解释：

名词 dust:

1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
   同义词：debris, junk, rubble, detritus
3. free microscopic particles of solid material

动词 dust:

1. remove the dust from
2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
3. cover with a light dusting of a substance
4. distribute loosely
   同义词：scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse

例句：

1. She moistened a tissue and gently wiped the dust off the necklace.
   她沾湿了一块纸巾，轻轻擦去项链上的灰尘。
2. A filter traps dust from the air.
   过滤网可存住空气中的尘埃。
3. The dust made him sneeze.
   灰尘使他打了个喷嚏。
4. He rose again from the dust of past defeats.
   他过去因失败而蒙羞，现在东山再起了。
5. Please dust all the books on the bottom shelf.
   请把底层书架上的书都掸一掸。
6. The car raised quite a dust as we drove off.
   我们走时车子扬起了一阵尘土。

详细解释：

dust

n.（名词）
Fine, dry particles of matter.
灰尘：细而干的物质颗粒
A cloud of fine, dry particles.
粉尘：尘雾状细干颗粒
Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration:
尘埃：被认为是粉碎而成的物质颗粒：
例句：
fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries.
经过几百年的时间已化为粉末的织物



Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave:
坟土：土地，尤指被视为坟墓时的土：
例句：
.ashes to ashes, dust to dust.(Book of Common Prayer)
.尘归尘，土归土.(大众祈祷者必读)

The surface of the ground.
地面
A debased or despised condition.
卑微或受鄙视的状态
Something of no worth.
无价值的东西
Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal.
【多用于英国】 要被弃置的废物
Confusion; agitation; commotion:
混乱；搅乱； * ：
例句：
won`t go back in until the dust settles.
等骚乱平定了再回去

v.（动词）
dust.ed,dust.ing,dusts
v.tr.（及物动词）
To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating:
除去灰尘：擦，刷或敲打以除去灰尘：
例句：
dust the furniture.
抹去家具上的灰尘

To sprinkle with a powdery substance:
撒粉末于：
例句：
dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer.
将饼撒上糖粉；把化肥撒在作物上

To apply or strew in fine particles:
擦粉状物：以细颗粒形式使用或散布：
例句：
dusted talcum powder on my feet.
在我的脚上撒爽身粉

Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away.
【棒球】 发近身球：向击球手发近身球，以使其向后退
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To clean by removing dust.
除尘
To cover itself with such particulate matter. Used of a bird.
用沙尘洗澡。指鸟

<常用词组>dust off
To restore to use:
重新使用：
例句：
dusted off last year`s winter coat.
重又穿上去年的冬衣

<习惯用语>in the dust
Far behind, as in a race or competition:
落后：落后，如在赛跑或竞争中落后于人：
例句：
a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust.
把我们的竞争对手远远地抛在后面的市场策略

make the dust fly
To go about a task with great energy and speed.
干得起劲：以极大的精力和速度做某项任务
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English dôst
源自 古英语 dôst