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dirty BrE /ˈdɜːti/
NAmE /ˈdɜːrti/► SEE ALLdirty great/biga dirty old mana dirty weekenda dirty word(do sb’s) dirty workdo the dirty on sbgive sb/get a dirty lookget your hands dirtytalk dirtywash your dirty linen in public
●dirty great/big (BrE, informal) used to emphasize how large sth is （用于强调）非常大，大得不得了◆When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.
我转过身时，他用一支老大的枪对准了我。●a ˌdirty old ˈman (informal, disapproving) an older man who thinks too much about sex 老色鬼◆Lots of dirty old men stood around looking at pornographic magazines.
许多老色鬼站在那里看色情杂志。●a ˌdirty weekˈend (BrE, humorous) a weekend spent away from home in order to have sex, usually with sb who is not your usual partner （通常和情人一起度过的）放荡的周末◆They went away for a dirty weekend in Brighton.
他们去布赖顿共度了一个情人周末。●a dirty ˈworda thing or an idea that sb finds unpleasant or offensive 犯忌的字眼；忌讳的想法；淫秽字眼◆Work is a dirty word to these lazy kids.
工作对于这些懒惰的年轻人来说是个讨厌的字眼。●(do sb’s) ˈdirty work(do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that sb else does not want to do （干）没人愿干的事；（从事）卑鄙勾当◆Tell him yourself! I don’t see why I should have to do your dirty work for you!
你自己跟他说吧！你自己都不想说，为什么让我来说！●do the ˈdirty on sb (BrE, informal) cheat sb or treat them unfairly 对某人耍卑鄙的伎俩；欺骗；亏待◆Mike felt that his fellow students had done the dirty on him by telling the lecturer he’d cheated in the exam.
迈克觉得他的同学向老师告发他在考试中作弊的事是出卖了他。●give sb/get a dirty ˈlook (informal) look at sb/be looked at in an angry or a disapproving way 厌恶地瞪某人一眼；给某人一个白眼；遭到某人的白眼◆She gave me a dirty look when I suggested that she should go and wash the dishes.
我提出让她去洗盘子时，她给了我一个白眼。●get your ˈhands dirtydo physical work 做体力活◆He’s not frightened of getting his hands dirty.他不怕做体力活。●talk ˈdirty (informal) talk to sb about sex in order to make them sexually excited 说下流话（以使某人性兴奋）◆I love it when you talk dirty.我喜欢听你说荤话。●wash your dirty linen in ˈpublic (BrE, disapproving) talk or write about unpleasant or embarrassing private difficulties in public 公开谈论个人私事；（尤指）家丑外扬◆Nobody must mention these problems at the meeting. I don’t want our dirty linen washed in public.谁也不许在会上提到这些问题。家丑不可外扬。 NOTE In this idiom, linen refers to clothes, especially underwear. 这个习语中的linen指衣服，尤指内衣。 |