dingy
英['dɪn(d)ʒɪ]
美['dɪndʒi]
- adj. 昏暗的；肮脏的
英英释意
- 1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot;
- "a miner's begrimed face"
- "dingy linen"
- "grimy hands"
- "grubby little fingers"
- "a grungy kitchen"
- 2. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
- "dirty" is often used in combination
- "a dirty (or dingy) white"
- "the muddied gray of the sea"
- "muddy colors"
- "dirty-green walls"
- "dirty-blonde hair"
- 3. depressing in character or appearance;
- "drove through dingy streets"
- "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens
- "drab old buildings"
- "a dreary mining town"
- "gloomy tenements"
- "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams