| [/dʌst; dʌst/] n [U] 用法:
1 fine dry powder consisting of particles of earth, dirt, etc 灰尘; 尘土; 尘埃:
a speck of dust 一点灰尘 *
The old furniture was covered in dust. 旧家具上有尘土. *
clouds of dust blowing in the wind 风吹起的尘雾 *
gold, chalk, etc dust, ie fine particles of gold, chalk, etc 金粉、 粉笔灰 *
[attrib 作定语] A dust-cloud (ie A whirlwind carrying clouds of dust) swept across the plain. 旋风卷著漫天尘土横扫平原. 用法:
2 (rhet 修辞) remains of a dead person 遗骸. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) bite the dust => bite1. dry as dust => dry1. kick up/raise a `dust (infml) make a fuss 引起骚乱. shake the dust off one's feet => shake1. throw dust in sb's eyes prevent sb from seeing the truth by misleading him 蒙蔽某人, 使其不明真相. when the dust has settled when the present uncertainty, unpleasantness, etc is over 烟消云散; 疑云散尽; 愁云散尽. dust 2
[/dʌst; dʌst/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] remove dust from (sth) by wiping, brushing or flicking 将尘土从（某物）上抹去、 刷去或拂去:
dust the furniture, books, living-room 拭去家具上的、 书上的、 客厅里的灰尘.
(b) [Tn.p] ~ sb down/off remove dust from sb by brushing or flicking 将尘土从某人身上刷去或拂去:
Dust yourself down you're covered in chalk. 把你自己身上掸掸--上面都是粉笔末. 用法:
2 (phr v) dust sth off begin to practise sth, esp a skill or a language that one knows but has not used for some time 开始复习某事（尤指一段时间内搁置不用的技艺或语言）:
I'll have to dust off my French if we're going to move to Paris. 我们要是搬到巴黎去, 我就得把法语重新拾起来. dust sth onto, over, etc sth sprinkle (sth powdery) over sth 将（粉状物）撒在某物表面:
dust sugar onto a cake 将糖粉撒在蛋糕上. dust sth with sth sprinkle sth with (sth powdery) 以（粉状物）撒在某物上:
dust a cake with icing sugar 将糖霜撒在蛋糕上. |