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单词解析速记 JV556:Squalid.and.Winsome
日期:2012-06-29 16:25

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SQUALID(adjective): 1 extremely dirty and unpleasant, dirty, run-down, or unsanitary, especially because of poverty; 2 showing a contemptible lack of moral standards:

Examples:
- The TV host made a squalid attempt to save himself from public embarrassment.
- Volunteers in South Africa worked to improve the squalid conditions of the slums.
- The non-profit agency raised money for children who are living in squalor.
- The politician made a squalid attempt to buy votes.

Synonyms: filthy, broken-down, crummy, seedy, shabby, wretched, degraded, nasty, sordid, immoral, undignified

Antonyms: clean, sanitary, sterile

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重点单词
  • sordidadj. 肮脏的,破烂的,利欲薰心的,色彩暗淡的
  • sterileadj. 贫瘠的,无生气的,无生育能力的,无结果的,无菌
  • unpleasantadj. 使人不愉快的,讨厌的
  • povertyn. 贫困,贫乏
  • squalidadj. 肮脏的,悲惨的
  • immoraladj. 不道德的
  • contemptibleadj. 可鄙的,可轻视的
  • extremelyadv. 极其,非常
  • politiciann. 政治家,政客
  • embarrassmentn. 困窘,尴尬,困难