dust /dʌst/► SEE ALLafter/when the dust settlesleave sb/sth in the dustlet the dust settlenot see sb for dustbite the dust(as) dry as dustgather dustlike gold dust ●after/when the ˈdust settleswhen all the exciting events, changes, etc. are over待形势明朗；等事态平静一些◆When the dust finally began to settle, certain facts about the President’s resignation started to emerge. 当形势开始明朗后，总统辞职的一些真相渐渐透露出来。●leave sb/sth in the ˈdust (NAmE) leave sb/sth far behind把…远远抛在后面；让…望尘莫及◆The four-minute mile barrier has been left in the dust by a generation of faster runners. 在一英里赛跑中，四分钟这道关口已经被一代跑得更快的选手远远甩在后面。◆In the local elections, Jackson won easily, leaving all other candidates in the dust. 在当地选举中，杰克逊轻松胜出，把其他候选人远远地甩在后面。●let the ˈdust settle ( wait for the ˈdust to settle) wait for a situation to become clear or certain待尘埃落定；等局势明朗◆Let’s not make any decisions now — we’ll wait for the dust to settle and then decide what to do. 我们现在先不要作任何决定，等到尘埃落定，再决定下一步该怎样做。●not see sb for ˈdust (informal) not see sb because they have left a place very quickly因某人迅速离去而未见到；不见某人的踪影；某人一溜烟就不见了◆If I ever win a lot of money, you won’t see me for dust. I’ll be on the next plane for New York. 我要是赢了很多钱，你早见不到我的影子了。我会马上搭乘下一次航班去纽约。●bite the ˈdust (informal) 1.fail, or be defeated or destroyed失败；被打败；被摧毁◆Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.每年有数以千计的小企业倒闭。2. (humorous) die死●(as) dry as ˈdustextremely boring枯燥乏味◆Her lectures are very useful, but they’re dry as dust.她讲的课很有用，可是却乏味得要死。●gather ˈdust (of plans, recommendations, etc.计划、建议等) be forgotten or ignored被忘记；被忽略◆As usual the report was left to gather dust and not dealt with by the authorities for years.这份报告照例没人注意，被当局一搁就是好几年。●like ˈgold dustvery difficult to obtain because everyone wants it/them像砂金一样稀少而又珍贵；难以获得；很难找到◆You can’t get those new trainers anywhere. They’re like gold dust.你在哪儿也买不到那些新款运动鞋，它们就跟砂金一样难找。