◙ noun 1. [mass noun] a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something • （弄脏某人或某物的）烂泥；灰尘 »his face was covered in dirt. 他的脸上沾满灰尘。 loose soil or earth; the ground • 松土；土地 »the soldier sagged to the dirt. 士兵瘫倒在地。 [usu. as modifier] earth used to make a surface for a road, floor, or other area of ground • （铺成路面、地面等的）泥土 »a dirt road. 一条泥土路。 [informal] excrement • [非正式] 排泄物，粪便 »a lawn covered in dog dirt. 一块布满狗屎的草地。 a state or quality of uncleanliness • 肮脏 »Manchester is renowned for the sweat and dirt of industry. 曼彻斯特以工业带来的辛劳和肮脏闻名。 [informal] information about someone's activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed • [非正式] 丑闻 »is there any dirt on Desmond? 德斯蒙德有什么绯闻吗？ obscene or sordid material • 淫秽（或肮脏）的内容 »we object to the dirt that television projects into homes. 我们反对电视带入家庭的乱七八糟的东西。 [informal] a person or thing viewed as worthless or contemptible • [非正式] 没用的人（或物）；可鄙的人（或物） »he treats her like dirt. 他觉得她很没用。
【IDIOMS】
◘ do someone dirt 1. [informal] harm someone's reputation maliciously • [非正式] 恶意中伤 ◘ drag the name of someone (或 something) through the dirt 1. [informal] give someone or something a bad reputation through bad behaviour or damaging revelations • [非正式] （通过不好的行为或诽谤）玷污（某人或某物的名誉） »he condemned players for dragging the name of football through the dirt. 他谴责这些球员玷污了足球运动。 ◘ eat dirt 1. [informal] suffer insults or humiliation • [非正式] 忍辱含垢，忍气吞声 »the film bombed at the box office and the critics made it eat dirt. 这部电影票房惨败，批评家们对它极尽羞辱之能事。
【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old Norse drit 'excrement', an early sense in English