squalid
英 ['skwɒlɪd]
美['skɔlɪd]
- adj. 肮脏的；污秽的；卑劣的
英英释意
- 1. morally degraded;
- "a seedy district"
- "the seamy side of life"
- "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
- "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly
- "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
- "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
- 2. foul and run-down and repulsive;
- "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
- "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
- "squalid living conditions"
- "sordid shantytowns"
