"a seedy district"
"the seamy side of life"
"sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
"sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"
"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"
"the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
"a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
"a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
"squalid living conditions"
"sordid shantytowns"
1.肮脏的;邋遢的;条件差的
Asqualid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition.
e.g. He followed her up a rickety staircase to asqualid bedsit...
他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯,来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
e.g. The migrants have been living insqualid conditions.
移民们的生活条件一直非常差。
2.(行为)卑鄙的,丑恶的
squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest.
e.g. The Tory Party called the bill 'the mostsqualid measure ever put before the Commons'.
保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
e.g. ...thesqualid pursuit of profit.
对利润不择手段的追求
1. squalid的翻译
1. 污秽的:splint夹板 |squalid污秽的 | pristine纯洁的
2. 不洁的:squalene鲨烯 鲨烯 |squalid不洁的 | squall飑
3. squalid
3. 污秽的;不洁的;无人照顾的下流的;卑鄙的:differential 有差别的,有区别的 |squalid 污秽的;不洁的;无人照顾的下流的;卑鄙的 | squall : 短暂、突然且猛烈的风暴
4. 肮脏的:squail 游戏 |squalid 肮脏的 |squalidity 污秽