clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub

名詞 dust:

1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
   同義詞：debris, junk, rubble, detritus
3. free microscopic particles of solid material

動(dòng)詞 dust:

1. remove the dust from
2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
3. cover with a light dusting of a substance
4. distribute loosely
   同義詞：scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse

1. She moistened a tissue and gently wiped the dust off the necklace.
   她沾濕了一塊紙巾，輕輕擦去項(xiàng)鏈上的灰塵。
2. A filter traps dust from the air.
   過濾網(wǎng)可存住空氣中的塵埃。
3. The dust made him sneeze.
   灰塵使他打了個(gè)噴嚏。
4. He rose again from the dust of past defeats.
   他過去因失敗而蒙羞，現(xiàn)在東山再起了。
5. Please dust all the books on the bottom shelf.
   請(qǐng)把底層書架上的書都撣一撣。
6. The car raised quite a dust as we drove off.
   我們走時(shí)車子揚(yáng)起了一陣塵土。

dust

n.（名詞）
Fine, dry particles of matter.
灰塵：細(xì)而干的物質(zhì)顆粒
A cloud of fine, dry particles.
粉塵：塵霧狀細(xì)干顆粒
Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration:
塵埃：被認(rèn)為是粉碎而成的物質(zhì)顆粒：
例句：
fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries.
經(jīng)過幾百年的時(shí)間已化為粉末的織物

Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave:
墳土：土地，尤指被視為墳?zāi)箷r(shí)的土：
例句：
.ashes to ashes, dust to dust.(Book of Common Prayer)
.塵歸塵，土歸土.(大眾祈禱者必讀)

The surface of the ground.
地面
A debased or despised condition.
卑微或受鄙視的狀態(tài)
Something of no worth.
無價(jià)值的東西
Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal.
【多用于英國】 要被棄置的廢物
Confusion; agitation; commotion:
混亂；攪亂；暴亂：
例句：
won`t go back in until the dust settles.
等騷亂平定了再回去

v.（動(dòng)詞）
dust.ed,dust.ing,dusts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating:
除去灰塵：擦，刷或敲打以除去灰塵：
例句：
dust the furniture.
抹去家具上的灰塵

To sprinkle with a powdery substance:
撒粉末于：
例句：
dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer.
將餅撒上糖粉；把化肥撒在作物上

To apply or strew in fine particles:
擦粉狀物：以細(xì)顆粒形式使用或散布：
例句：
dusted talcum powder on my feet.
在我的腳上撒爽身粉

Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away.
【棒球】 發(fā)近身球：向擊球手發(fā)近身球，以使其向后退
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To clean by removing dust.
除塵
To cover itself with such particulate matter. Used of a bird.
用沙塵洗澡。指鳥

<常用詞組>dust off
To restore to use:
重新使用：
例句：
dusted off last year`s winter coat.
重又穿上去年的冬衣

<習(xí)慣用語>in the dust
Far behind, as in a race or competition:
落后：落后，如在賽跑或競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中落后于人：
例句：
a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust.
把我們的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地拋在后面的市場(chǎng)策略

make the dust fly
To go about a task with great energy and speed.
干得起勁：以極大的精力和速度做某項(xiàng)任務(wù)
來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English dôst
源自 古英語 dôst