单词	squalid
释义	squalidsqual‧id /ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsqualid Origin: 1500-1600 Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘to be dirty’, from squalus ‘dirty’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES squalid slums a squalid and corrupt political system After the squalid conditions of the refugee camps even this place seems preferable. Dalmer lived in a squalid little room above a shop. Her childhood was spent in the squalid slums east of the city. The living conditions these immigrants endure are squalid, at best. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the way of life this film holds up to be squalid and ruinous is the way of Woodstock. He had explored areas which ranged from the untidy and uncared for to the downright squalid. He left and found a squalid flat in Brentford, which they shared with another couple and their children. He nodded Chant on, and together they headed over the ill-lit and squalid ground. In 1597 this priest with degrees in both divinity and law opened a school in the squalid part of Tiber. More children still swarm in the slums and the squalid quaysides of nearby Talcahuano.. She particularly noted the squalid condition of many schools. That raffle was no more squalid than the raffle we all play every day. Thesaurus THESAURUS► dirty not clean: · His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands. ► filthy very dirty: · Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness. ► muddy covered with mud: · It had been raining hard and the path was muddy. ► dusty covered with dust: · the dusty shelves in the attic ► greasy covered with oil or grease: · Greasy food is bad for your health. ► grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: · He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt.· mucky fingers ► grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: · I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train. ► dingy looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: · We worked in a dingy little office behind the station. ► polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: · 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air. ► contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: · The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food. ► squalid formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: · People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation. ► unhygienic formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: · The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions. ► unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: · People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes.· They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions. ► soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: · Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible. Longman Language Activatorvery dirty► filthy extremely dirty: · The inside of the oven was filthy.· We didn't go swimming because the water looked filthy.· filthy sheetsabsolutely filthy: · You ought to wash that sweatshirt - it's absolutely filthy. ► foul very dirty - use this especially about air or water: · the foul air of the factory· A foul haze of pollution hung over the city. ► squalid very dirty and unpleasant - use this about the place or conditions in which someone lives: · Dalmer lived in a squalid little room above a shop.· Her childhood was spent in the squalid slums east of the city.squalid conditions: · After the squalid conditions of the refugee camps even this place seems preferable. 1very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money → squalor:  How can anyone live in such squalid conditions? a tiny squalid apartment► see thesaurus at dirty2 especially British English immoral or dishonest:  squalid behaviour a squalid affair
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