squalid
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. 髒亂的
The early industrial cities were squalid and unhealthy places. 早期的工業城市曾是些又髒又亂、不利健康的地方。
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squalid /ˈskwɒlɪd/
剑桥词典
squalid adjective (DIRTY)
disapproving(of places ) extremely dirty and unpleasant , often because of lack of money
(地方常因缺錢)極其肮髒的,汙穢的
Many prisons , even today, are overcrowded and squalid places . 時至今日,許多監獄仍舊擁擠不堪,肮髒至極。
squalid adjective (IMMORAL)
(of situations and activities ) not moral ; involving sex and drugs , etc. in an unpleasant way
(情形、活動)道德敗壞的,墮落的,醜惡的,婬穢的
It's the usual squalid rock star tale of drugs , sex , and overdoses . 那是常見的搖滾歌星墮落的故事——吸毒、縱欲、過量服用麻醉品。 返回 squalid