seedy 英 [ˈsi:di]   美 [ˈsidi]

seedy

seedy  英 [ˈsi:di] 美 [ˈsidi]

adj. 多种子的;结籽的;破烂的;没精打采的;下流的 

比较级:seedier  最高级:seediest 

They're so used to coming to see me in seedy neighbourhoods with two rooms and a bed that pulls out of the wall. 他们太习惯于到破烂的街区那只有两个房间床还需拉出来的套房来看我。
Desperate for help, he turns to Logue, who insists that their sessions be conducted on a first-name basis, and in his agreeably seedy apartment rather than the royal residence. 在迫切需要帮助的情况下他找到了洛格,后者坚持直呼其名,并且在他那令人愉悦却破烂的公寓而非王宫里进行矫正治疗。

  • When a place is seedy, it's sleazy, run-down — not the kind of place you'd take your mom. The East Village of New York was once known for being seedy, but now it's safe for children of all ages.
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  • adj. 多种子的;结籽的;破烂的;没精打采的;下流的
  • 1. They're so used to coming to see me in seedy neighbourhoods with two rooms and a bed that pulls out of the wall.

    他们太习惯于到破烂的街区那只有两个房间床还需拉出来的套房来看我。

  • 2. Desperate for help, he turns to Logue, who insists that their sessions be conducted on a first-name basis, and in his agreeably seedy apartment rather than the royal residence.

    在迫切需要帮助的情况下他找到了洛格,后者坚持直呼其名,并且在他那令人愉悦却破烂的公寓而非王宫里进行矫正治疗。

  • 3. Many drivers — strung out from the long desert slog — prefer to push through the night rather than staying in the seedy roadside inns that serve up young prostitutes as cheaply as mugs of millet beer.

    很多司机——在沙漠中拍着长队艰难前行—— 宁可夜间行路不愿呆在路边破烂的酒馆里,那里有年轻的娼妓,便宜得只值几杯稷麦啤酒的价钱。

  • seedy (adj.) mid-15c., "fruitful, abundant," from seed (n.) + -y (2). From 1570s as "abounding in seeds." Meaning "shabby" is from 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed. Related: Seediness.
seedy / ˈsiːdi ; NAmE ˈsiːdi / adjective ( seed·ier , seedi·est ) ( disapproving) dirty and unpleasant, possibly connected with immoral or illegal activities 肮脏的;污七八糟的;乌烟瘴气的;下流的 a seedy bar 污七八糟的酒吧 the seedy world of prostitution 乌烟瘴气的卖淫圈子 a seedy-looking man 一脸邪气的男人 seedi·ness / ˈsiːdinəs ; NAmE ˈsiːdinəs / noun [uncountable ] seedy seedier seediest seedy / ˈsiːdi ; NAmE ˈsiːdi / seedi·ness / ˈsiːdinəs ; NAmE ˈsiːdinəs /
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