表达房子乱的时候,要用messy,而不是dirty。dirty有因太脏而无法使用的含义,因此根据情况的不同会给对方带来不必要的误解。我们一般认为dirty只有‘脏’这一个词义,所以在其使用上很有限制。

dirty除了‘脏’,还有‘卑鄙的,下流的,卑劣的,暗淡的、肮脏的;龌龊的;污秽的;下流的;色情的;黄色的;猥亵的;令人厌恶的;卑鄙的;不诚实的’等词义。

dirty hands/clothes

脏手 / 衣服

a dirty mark

污迹

Try not to get too dirty!

别把身上弄得太脏!

I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty) .

让我干的都是些脏活。

Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine。

污油会损害汽车的引擎。

give sb a dirty look

厌恶地瞪某人一眼;给某人一个白眼

She gave us a dirty look。

她瞥了我们一眼。

Michael gave him a dirty look and walked out.

迈克尔狠狠地瞪了他一眼然后走开了

a dirty joke/book

下流的笑话;黄色的书

He's got a dirty mind (= he often thinks about sex) .

他满脑子下流事儿。

They told dirty jokes and sang raucous ballads

他们说着荤段子,哼着不着调的小曲儿。

a dirty lie

卑鄙的谎言

She's a dirty player.

她是个没有体育道德的运动员。

He's a great man for doing the dirty jobs (= jobs which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or mean to people) .

他这个人最会干伤天害理的事。

We shouldn't wash our dirty laundry in public and if I was in his position, I'd say nothing at all.

家丑不宜外扬,如果我是他的话,我就什么也不说。

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messy是因混乱看起来无秩序的意思。“肮脏的;凌乱的;不整洁的;使脏乱的;使不整洁的;混乱的;难以处理的;令人厌烦的”

This is a messy situation

这是一个混乱的局面。

The house was always messy.

这房子总是乱糟糟的。

The divorce was painful and messy.

那次离婚令人痛苦而又纠葛不清。

John had been through a messy divorce himself.

约翰自己也经历过一次十分棘手的离婚

Dad cooks when Mum is busy, he makes me clean up my messy room

妈妈忙的时候爸爸做饭,他还让我清理我乱糟糟的房间。

Life is a messy and tangled business

生活就是一件既混乱又复杂的事情。

Dirty常见短语

dirty laundry 脏衣服

do the dirty on 卑鄙地对待…

dirty gains 非法收益

play dirty 做事不诚实(或不公平)