dusted

英 [ˈdʌstɪd]

美 [ˈdʌstɪd]

v.  擦去…的灰尘; 擦灰; 掸去; 擦去; 刷去; 把(粉末)撒于; 撒(粉)
dust的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 尘土;沙尘
  Dustis very small dry particles of earth or sand.
  1. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...
     坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
  2. He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.
     他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。
• N-UNCOUNT 灰尘
  Dustis the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights.
  1. I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs...
     我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
  2. The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.
     房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。
• N-UNCOUNT 粉末;细末
  Dustis a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal.
  1. The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
     空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。
• VERB 擦去…的灰尘
  When youdustsomething such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.
  1. I vacuumed and dusted the living room...
     我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
  2. She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.
     她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。
• VERB 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒
  If youdustsomethingwitha fine substance such as powder or if youdusta fine substanceontosomething, you cover it lightly with that substance.
  1. Lightly dust the fish with flour...
     在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
  2. Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...
     将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。
  3. Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder.
     把脚完全擦干，在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。
• PHRASE 消亡;失败
  If you say that somethinghas bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
  1. In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust...
     在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
  2. The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
     这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。
• PHRASE 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息
  If you say that something will happen whenthe dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you letthe dust settlebefore doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else.
  1. Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision...
     事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。
  2. I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.
     我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。
• PHRASE 被搁置;被忽视;尘封
  If you say that somethingis gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
  1. Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...
     许多机器尘封在地下室里。
  2. The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.
     尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。

双语例句

• After a number of meetings and e-mails, some old ideas were dusted off and reexamined.
  经过一些会议和电子邮件交流之后，去除了原来想法中一些过时的东西并进行了复查。
• He stood and dusted down his suit and folded the letter away
  他起身掸去了衣服上的灰尘并将信折起来收好。
• Spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar.
  像海绵的糖果，由凝胶、糖和玉米糖浆制成，然后撒上糖粉。
• The laundry maid fell asleep while they dusted, polished and prepared for the party.
  当他们拂去灰尘的时候，洗衣店少女睡着了，擦亮的而且准备宴会。
• He was knocked down in the scramble, but he quickly picked himself up and dusted himself down.
  他在争抢中被撞倒了，但他很快就站起来，拍掉身上的尘土。
• She dusted the furniture with a duster.
  她用掸子掸掉家具上的灰尘。
• I have dusted my car, I will let one wash it.
  我的汽车满是尘土，我得让人把它冲洗干净。
• Long-mothballed projects like widening the Suez Canal are being dusted off.
  诸如拓宽苏伊士运河等长期束之高阁的计划正被重新采用。
• When he dusted it off, a genie appeared and granted him three wishes.
  当他把它的灰尘除去的时候。有一个精灵出现了，并且同意他三个愿望。
• He dusted off the old book and handed it to me.
  他把旧书上的灰尘抹去，递给我。