dingy

中英词典：dingy

形容词

• 1. 肮脏的；昏暗的

Definition: 不干净的，颜色或光线暗淡的。

• He lived in a dingy apartment in the city center.
• 他住在城市中心的一间肮脏的公寓里。
• 2. 忧郁的；压抑的

Definition: 感觉不开心或情绪低落的。

• She felt trapped in a dingy job with no prospects for advancement.
• 她觉得自己被困在一份没有晋升机会的压抑工作中。

名词

• 1. 肮脏的地方；陈旧的房间

Definition: 肮脏、不整洁或陈旧的地方或房间。

• The basement was a dark and dingy space filled with old furniture.
• 地下室是一个黑暗肮脏、堆满旧家具的地方。
• 2. 暗淡的颜色

Definition: 暗淡的颜色。

• The walls were painted a dingy gray.
• 墙壁被涂成了一种暗淡的灰色。

词语辨析

在形容肮脏或暗淡的意义上，dingy可以与dirty、grimy和dull等词语进行辨析。dirty和grimy都强调物体表面上的脏，而dingy则更侧重于整体的肮脏和暗淡。dull则更多指色彩或光线的暗淡。

词汇扩充

• grubby：脏的；肮脏的
• shabby：破旧的；不体面的
• dusty：灰尘覆盖的；积满灰尘的
• drab：单调的；暗淡的

近义词

• dirty：脏的
• grimy：肮脏的
• dull：暗淡的
• shabby：破旧的

反义词

• clean：干净的
• bright：明亮的

柯林斯词典

1. If you say that a place is dingy, you mean it is dull and depressing, and perhaps a bit dirty.

2. A dingy light is not bright.

3. A dingy color is not bright.

牛津词典

1. Gloomy and drab.

2. (of a light or color) Dull and uninteresting.

用法

• The old house had a dingy appearance.
• The room was dimly lit and had a dingy atmosphere.
• She wore a dingy dress to the party.
• The walls of the basement were painted in a dingy shade of yellow.

例句

1. The dingy room was poorly lit and filled with old furniture.
2. The restaurant had a dingy interior, with peeling wallpaper and stained carpets.
3. He spent his days working in a small, dingy office.
4. She scrubbed the dingy floors until they were spotless.
5. The dingy alleyway was littered with trash.
6. Despite its dingy appearance, the old bookstore had a charm of its own.
7. The dingy hotel room had a musty smell.
8. The curtains were faded and dingy.
9. I felt depressed and trapped in my dingy apartment.
10. He stared out of the dingy window, lost in his thoughts.
11. The dingy light bulb flickered overhead.
12. She painted the walls a dingy shade of green.
13. The old photograph had become dingy with age.
14. She wore a dingy gray coat.
15. The dingy hallway was poorly lit.
16. They lived in a dingy neighborhood with rundown houses.
17. He sat alone in the dingy bar, nursing his drink.
18. The dingy backstreet was deserted and eerie.
19. The dingy factory emitted a foul smell.
20. The dingy cell had no windows or natural light.