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dust
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n.

vt.& vi.

vt.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 尘土;沙尘 Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. 

  • Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...

    坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。

  • He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.

    他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。

2. N-UNCOUNT 灰尘 Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights. 

  • I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs...

    我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。

  • The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.

    房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。

3. N-UNCOUNT 粉末;细末 Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal. 

  • The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.

    空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。

4. VERB 擦去…的灰尘 When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth. 

  • I vacuumed and dusted the living room...

    我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。

  • She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.

    她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。

dusting

  • I'm very fortunate in that I don't have to do the washing-up or the dusting.

    我很幸运，因为我不用洗餐具也不用打扫灰尘。

5. VERB 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒 If you dust something with a fine substance such as powder or if you dust a fine substance onto something, you cover it lightly with that substance. 

  • Lightly dust the fish with flour...

    在鱼上撒上少许面粉。

  • Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...

    将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。

  • Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder.

    把脚完全擦干，在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。

6. PHRASE 消亡;失败 If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed. 

  • In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust...

    在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。

  • The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.

    这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。

7. PHRASE 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息 If you say that something will happen when the dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you let the dust settle before doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else. 

  • Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision...

    事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。

  • I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.

    我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。

8. PHRASE 被搁置;被忽视;尘封 If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it. 

  • Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...

    许多机器尘封在地下室里。

  • The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.

    尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。

相关词组：
dust off 
Noun

1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air;

  • "the furniture was covered with dust"

2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

3. free microscopic particles of solid material;

  • "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
Verb

1. remove the dust from;

  • "dust the cabinets"

2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape;

  • "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"

3. cover with a light dusting of a substance;

  • "dust the bread with flour"

4. distribute loosely;

  • "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

体育

  • 1.扇动劣马使性子
  • 2.故意向击球员身上投球

医学

  • 1.粉尘，尘埃，尘屑，灰尘：泥土的细小、干燥微粒，或能被风吹起的很小的其它任何物质

土木工程

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  • 1.尘土

地质学

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  • 1.飘尘

大气科学

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  • 1.浮尘
  • 2.较小的沙粒和尘埃悬浮于空气中，使天穹呈土黄色, 水平能见度小于10km的天气现象。

机械

<名>
  • 1.防尘式仪器仪表
  • 2.dust-proof instrument 能防止灰尘进入的仪器仪表。

煤炭

<名>
  • 1.粉尘
  • 2.固体物质细微颗粒的总称。
1. A car sped past, raising a cloud of dust.
汽车飞驰而过，卷起一阵尘土。

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2. A cloud of dust on the horizon announced the arrival of the cavalryman.
天边扬起的尘土说明骑兵来了。

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3. A lot of dust had blown in.
吹进来许多灰尘。

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4. After the wind, there was a layer of dust on the desk.
大风过后，桌上落了一层灰。

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5. Another dust-up took place in the teahouse.
茶馆里又发生了一场打斗。

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6. Another good idea bites the dust.
又一个好主意被拒绝了。

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7. As a rule, where the broom does not reach the dust will not vanish of itself.
扫帚不到，灰尘照例不会自己跑掉。

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8. Bullets whipped up the dust.
子弹把尘土打得噗噗直冒烟。

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9. Clouds of dust billowed out as the cars passed.
汽车驶过时扬起滚滚尘土。

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10. Clouds of dust were kicked up by the passing cars.
开过的汽车扬起了阵阵灰尘。

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11. Curtains are dust collectors.
窗帘上容易积上灰尘。

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12. Don't inhale dust into your lung.
别把灰尘吸进肺里。

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13. Dust blurred my vision.
灰尘模糊了我的视线。

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14. Dust floats in the air.
灰尘飘浮在空中。

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15. Dust lay thick in the street.
街上积了厚厚一层尘土。

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16. Dust on the surface brushes off easily.
表面的灰尘容易掸掉。

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17. Dust quickly accumulates if we don't sweep our room.
我们如果不打扫房间，灰尘很快就会积聚起厚厚的一层。

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18. Everyone was kicking up a dust because the train was running late.
由于火车晚点，大家七嘴八舌，议论纷纷。

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19. Four years after he graduated from school, Tom decided to dust off his algebra book.
汤姆从学校毕业四年后，决意重温代数。

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20. God formed man of the dust of the ground.
上帝用泥巴捏成了人。

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