grubby

'grʌbi

Collins 1

n. small sculpin of the coast of New England
a. infested with grubs

a. 污秽的, 肮脏的, 生蛆的

Collins 星级

12,105

BNC 频率

20,150

使用频率

grubby 由 grub（指虫或污垢）和 -y（形容词后缀）构成，表示与虫或污垢有关的，形容东西脏乱的状态。

例句

1. The children came home with grubby hands after playing in the dirt.

孩子们在泥土里玩耍后，手上满是污垢回家了。

2. She wore a grubby old sweater that had seen better days.

她穿着一件破旧的毛衣，已经不再好看了。

3. The kitchen was left grubby after the party, and needed a good cleaning.

派对结束后，厨房变得很脏，需要好好清理一下。