英语词汇“dirt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYdirt

Origin: 1200-1300 Old Norse drit

COLLOCATIONS► in the dirt

A dog was rolling around in the dirt.

► dirt road

They live at the end of a dirt road (=with a surface made of dirt).

► dig up dirt on

Reporters contacted Cox’s former girlfriend, trying to dig up dirt on (=find embarrassing things about) him.

THESAURUSearth► ground

a)the surface of the Earth: The ground was covered with snow. A large branch was lying on the ground.b)the soil on and under the surface of the Earth: The ground is too hard to plant trees now. Most of the surrounding area is marshy ground.

► land

the solid part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered by water: After a week on the ship, it was nice to be back on land.

► earth

the surface of the planet that we live on: The huge explosion made the earth shake.

► terrain

a particular type of land: We hiked across the rocky terrain.

► floor

the ground in an ocean, forest, or cave: The forest floor was covered with pine needles.

► bed

the ground at the bottom of a river, lake, ocean, etc.: The sandy bed of the river felt nice on her toes.

► soil/dirt

the substance that plants grow in. Dirt sounds more informal than soil: The soil in this part of the country is excellent for growing crops.

► mud

very wet soil: The fields turned to mud after the rain.

单词	dirt
释义	dirtdirt /dɚt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYdirt Origin: 1200-1300 Old Norse drit Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in the dirt A dog was rolling around in the dirt. ► dirt road They live at the end of a dirt road (=with a surface made of dirt). ► dig up dirt on Reporters contacted Cox’s former girlfriend, trying to dig up dirt on (=find embarrassing things about) him. Thesaurus THESAURUSearth► ground a)the surface of the Earth: The ground was covered with snow. A large branch was lying on the ground.b)the soil on and under the surface of the Earth: The ground is too hard to plant trees now. Most of the surrounding area is marshy ground. ► land the solid part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered by water: After a week on the ship, it was nice to be back on land. ► earth the surface of the planet that we live on: The huge explosion made the earth shake. ► terrain a particular type of land: We hiked across the rocky terrain. ► floor the ground in an ocean, forest, or cave: The forest floor was covered with pine needles. ► bed the ground at the bottom of a river, lake, ocean, etc.: The sandy bed of the river felt nice on her toes. ► soil/dirt the substance that plants grow in. Dirt sounds more informal than soil: The soil in this part of the country is excellent for growing crops. ► mud very wet soil: The fields turned to mud after the rain. 1earth or soil: Put the seeds in the pot and cover them with dirt. A dog was rolling around in the dirt. They live at the end of a dirt road (=with a surface made of dirt).► see thesaurus at ground12any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust: The floor was covered with dirt.3informal information about someone’s private life or activities which could give people a bad opinion of him or her if it became known: Reporters contacted Cox’s former girlfriend, trying to dig up dirt on (=find embarrassing things about) him.4talk, writing, movies, etc. that are considered bad or immoral because they are about sex SYN filth [Origin: 1200–1300 Old Norse drit] → see also dish the dirt at dish (2), hit the ground/deck/dirt at hit1 (24), pay dirt
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