filthy

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filth·y1 /ˈfɪlθi/ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp filthier, superlativesupl filthiest)

1 very dirty 十分肮脏的，污秽的

The house was filthy, with clothes and newspapers strewn everywhere.

屋子里很脏，衣服和报纸扔得到处都是。

► see thesaurus at dirty

2 RUDE/OBSCENEshowing or describing sexual acts in a very rude or offensive way 淫秽的，下流的

filthy language/story/joke etc 下流话/故事/笑话等

Your problem is you’ve got a filthy mind (=you are always thinking about sex).

你的问题是满脑子下流念头。

3 showing anger or annoyance 气愤的，恼怒的

filthy mood/temper

Simon had been drinking and was in a filthy temper.

西蒙一直在喝酒，气冲冲的。

She gave him a filthy look.

她气愤地看了他一眼。

4 filthy weather/night/day the weather, a night etc that is very cold and wet 寒冷潮湿的天气/夜晚/一天

It’s a filthy night to be out.

今天晚上出去又冷又潮湿。

Examples from the Corpus

filthy weather/night/day• It looked like being a filthy night.

Examples from the Corpus

filthy• The bathroom was absolutely filthy.• The inside of the oven was filthy.• We didn't go swimming because the water looked filthy.• You ought to wash that sweatshirt - it's absolutely filthy.• Get your filthy feet off the couch!• And Mel Gibson does pass muster as a filthy freedom fighter with a talent for decapitation.• A man from Pernex stopped to tell a richly filthy joke.• She looked at the filthy kitchen.• I was horrified by the filthy language the kids were using.• The magazine printed filthy pictures that shocked everyone.• filthy sheets• The accommodation was crowded and to Miss Logan's mind far filthier than anything she had previously encountered.• There was light in here too, filtering through the filthy windows.• I must say Oliver ordered some pretty filthy wines those times I went out with him.• It was filthy with the scrape of asphalt and tire marks.

filthy mind• What filthy minds the police have.

filthy look• All I caught was a greenfly and another filthy look.• She gives him a filthy look.

filthy2 adverbadv informal

1. filthy dirty informal DIRTYvery dirty 十分肮脏的

2. filthy rich informal RICHvery rich – usually used to say you think someone has too much money 腰缠万贯的，非常有钱的

filth·y1 adjectiveadjfilthy2 adverbadv

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