- Dust is the fine, powdery substance that settles on surfaces over time or is blown around outdoors. A junk shop might be full of beautiful old furniture and books, all covered with dust.
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- n. 灰尘；尘土
- v. 撒；擦灰，拂去灰尘
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1. A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.
卡车开过时扬起一片灰尘。
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2. The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.
工人们戴着面罩避免吸入尘土。
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3. The books were all covered with dust.
书上积满了灰尘。
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4. coal dust, gold dust
煤╱金粉
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5. I broke the vase while I was dusting.
我擦灰尘时将花瓶打碎了。
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6. Could you dust the sitting room?
你把起居室擦一擦好吗？
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7. Dust the cake with sugar.
把糖撒在蛋糕上。
- dust (n.) Old English dust, from Proto-Germanic *dunstaz (source also of Old High German tunst "storm, breath," German Dunst "mist, vapor," Danish dyst "milldust," Dutch duist), from PIE *dheu- (1) "dust, smoke, vapor" (source also of Sanskrit dhu- "shake," Latin fumus "smoke"). Meaning "that to which living matter decays" was in Old English, hence, figuratively, "mortal life."
- dust (v.) c. 1200, "to rise as dust;" later "to sprinkle with dust" (1590s) and "to rid of dust" (1560s); from dust (n.). Related: Dusted; dusting. Sense of "to kill" is U.S. slang first recorded 1938 (compare bite the dust under dust (n.)).
dust ★ / dʌst ; NAmE dʌst / noun , verb dust dusts dusted dusting noun ★ 1 ★ [uncountable ] a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc. 沙土；尘土 ◆ A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off. 卡车开过时扬起一片灰尘。 ◆ The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust. 工人们戴着面罩避免吸入尘土。 ☞see also cosmic dust ☞synonyms at soil 2 ★ the fine powder of dirt that forms in buildings, on furniture, floors, etc. （建筑物内、家具或地板等上的）灰尘，尘埃 ◆ The books were all covered with dust. 书上积满了灰尘。 ◆ There wasn't a speck of dustanywhere in the room. 屋子里处处一尘不染。 ◆ That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used)for years now. 那把吉他现已尘封多年。 3 a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of a particular substance 粉尘；粉末 ◆ coal/gold dust 煤╱金粉 ☞see also dusty IDIOMS leave sb in the ˈdust ( NAmE) to leave sb far behind 把某人远远抛在后面；使望尘莫及 let the dust settle | wait for the dust to settle to wait for a situation to become clear or certain 待形势明朗；待情况清楚 ☞more at bite v. verb ★ 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to clean furniture, a room, etc. by removing dust from surfaces with a cloth 擦去…的灰尘；擦灰 ◆ I broke the vase while I was dusting. 我擦灰尘时将花瓶打碎了。 duststh ◆ Could you dust the sitting room? 你把起居室擦一擦好吗？ 2 [transitive ] duststh (+ adv./prep.) to remove dirt from sb/sth/yourself with your hands or a brush 掸去；擦去；刷去 ◆ She dusted some ash from her sleeve. 她掸去袖子上的灰末。 3 [transitive ] duststh (with sth) to cover sth with fine powder 把（粉末）撒于；撒（粉） ◆ Dust the cake with sugar. 把糖撒在蛋糕上。 IDIOMsee done adj. PHRASAL VERBS ˌdust sb/sth↔ˈdown ( especially BrE) to remove dust, dirt, etc. from sb/sth 除去…的灰尘 ◆ Mel stood up and dusted herself down. 梅尔站起来拍掉了身上的尘土。 ˌdust sb/sth↔ˈoff to remove dust, dirt, etc. from sb/sth 除去…的灰尘 ◆ ( figurative) For the concert, he dusted off some of his old hits. 为了这次音乐会，他重温了他的一些曾红极一时的老歌。 dust / dʌst ; NAmE dʌst /
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