| 单词 | filth |
| 释义 | filth (once / 579 pages) n Filth is disgusting dirt, grime, or other unsavory material. Filth is dog poop all over the sidewalk, gunk under a movie seat, or even overly sexy stuff on TV. You can use the noun filth when you're talking about some grimy substance, like the smelly filth on the bottom of your shoes after you've walked across a cow pasture. You can also call a general state of uncleanliness filth. You might say that the filth in your brother's room makes it impossible to open the door. The Old English root word is fylð, which means "rotting matter." Ew. WORD FAMILYfilth: filths, filthy+/filthiness: filthinesses/filthy: filthier, filthiest, filthily, filthiness, filthyly USAGE EXAMPLESGrandpa didn’t like wearing shoes indoors because shoes dragged filth inside and evil spirits could hitchhike on shoes and clothing. The Guardian(Nov 27, 2016) Hogansville Police say the animals were running around in their own filth with no power in the home. Washington Times(Nov 25, 2016) “Taxi Driver”: a Vietnam vet as a spiritual avenger, bent on cleansing the city of filth through violence. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) 1n any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant Syn|Hyper crud, skank waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted 2n a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Syn|Hyper filthiness, foulness, nastiness unsanitariness a state that is not conducive to health 3n the state of being covered with unclean things Syn|Hyper dirt, grease, grime, grunge, soil, stain dirtiness, uncleanness the state of being unsanitary 4n an offensive or indecent word or phrase Syn|Hypo|Hyper dirty word, obscenity, smut, vulgarism bawdry, bawdy lewd or obscene talk or writing scatologya preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) profanity vulgar or irreverent speech or action |
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