单词 | filth-fed |
释义 | > as lemmasfilth-fed b. Instrumental, as filth-covered, filth-encrusted, filth-fed, etc. ΚΠ 1786 S. J. Pratt Triumph of Benevolence 11 Haunts of the filth-fed Toad and slimy Snail. 1849 Morning Chron. 12 Nov. 5/1 The stairs were rickety and filth-encrusted. 1871 G. H. Napheys Prevention & Cure Dis. i. viii. 264 A filth-sodden porous earth. 1908 T. H. Reid Across Equator 94 The millions of dollars Hongkong has expended to cope with filth-created plagues. 1959 New Statesman 12 Dec. 840/1 The natural way of seeing things through the filth-covered spectacles of Fleet Street. 2004 R. Sullivan Rats i. 1 A filth-slicked little alley that is about as old as the city. < as lemmas |
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