seedy
英 ['si?d?]
美['sidi]
- adj. 多種子的；結(jié)籽的；破爛的；沒(méi)精打采的；下流的
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?seedier;最高級(jí):?seediest;名詞:?seediness;
中文詞源
seedy 結(jié)籽的，破敗的，臟的
seed,種子，籽，-y,形容詞后綴。即結(jié)籽的，引申詞義花期已過(guò)的，破敗的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
- 弗蘭克為當(dāng)?shù)匾粋€(gè)臭名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)的惡棍跑腿，干些騙人勾當(dāng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
- 弗蘭克開始為當(dāng)?shù)匾粋€(gè)下流的惡人跑腿做壞事。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He found his brother in a seedy, roach-infested apartment.
- 他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的哥哥住在一套破舊骯臟、蟑螂肆虐的公寓里。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. They suck you in to their seedy world.
- 他們把你卷入他們骯臟糜爛的圈子里。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. the seedy world of prostitution
- 烏煙瘴氣的賣淫圈子
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》