grubby
['grʌb.i] adjective informal
■dirty 肮脏的；邋遢的；污秽的•He was wearing some old shorts and a grubby T-shirt.他穿着一条破旧的短裤和一件脏兮兮的T恤衫。 •Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!别拿我的干净毛巾擦你那肮脏手！ ■disapproving
■If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that it is honest, fair or acceptable 卑鄙的；可鄙的•She sees the business of making money as just grubby opportunism.在她眼中，赚钱的生意只不过是可鄙的投机行为而已。 •He doesn't want this story to get into the grubby hands of the tabloid press (= to be obtained by newspapers who are not honest and fair).他不想让这件事情登到那些卑鄙下流的小报上去。 |