Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gatherdust on a shelf at home.
布鲁斯·彼得森说, 这个想法是为了让人们不要自私的把一本书放在家里的书架上积灰尘。
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"the furniture was covered with dust"
"astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
"dust the cabinets"
"The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
"dust the bread with flour"
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
1.尘土;沙尘
dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand.
e.g. Tanks raise huge trails ofdust when they move...
坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
e.g. He reversed into the stockade in a cloud ofdust.
他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。
2.灰尘
dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights.
dust的反义词
e.g. I could see a thick layer ofdust on the stairs...
我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
e.g. The rooms were empty of furniture anddust lay everywhere.
房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。
3.粉末;细末
dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal.
e.g. The air is so black with diesel fumes and coaldust, I can barely see.
空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。
4.擦去…的灰尘
When youdust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.
e.g. I vacuumed and dusted the living room...
我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
e.g. She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.
她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。
5.涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒
If youdust somethingwith a fine substance such as powder or if youdust a fine substanceonto something, you cover it lightly with that substance.
e.g. Lightlydust the fish with flour...
在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
e.g. dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...
将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。
6.消亡;失败
If you say that somethinghas bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
e.g. In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten thedust...
在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
e.g. The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite thedust.
这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。
7.尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息
If you say that something will happen whenthe dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you letthe dust settle before doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else.
e.g. Once thedust had settled Beck defended his decision...
事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。
e.g. I think we need to let thedust settle and see what's going to happen after that.
我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。
8.被搁置;被忽视;尘封
If you say that somethingis gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
e.g. Many of the machines are gatheringdust in basements...
许多机器尘封在地下室里。
e.g. The album is finally being released in October after gatheringdust for over a year.
尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。
相关词组：dust off
1. 粉尘：(1)粉尘(dust) 一般指悬浮于气体介质中的微小固体颗粒,在重力作用下沉降,但在一段时间(甚至相当长时间)内能保持悬浮状态. 它通常是由固体物质的破碎、研磨、分级、输送等机械过程,或土壤、岩石的风化等自然过程形成的. 颗粒的形
2. 尘土：本届电影节的开幕影片是马其顿导演米柯.曼彻夫斯基(Milcho Manchevski)的新片<>(dust),1994年,曼彻夫斯基曾以反映前南战争痛苦的处女作<>(Before the Rain)夺得金狮奖,名震欧洲影坛.
镜子蒙上了一层灰尘。
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture.家具上覆盖着一层厚厚的灰尘。
The truck left clouds of dust in its wake.车后扬起了一阵尘土。
She knocks the dust out of her coat.她打掉外套上的尘土。
The amount of the industrial dust is rather large.工业粉尘排放量很大。
I used a piece of rag to dust the wooden furniture.我用一块抹布擦拭木制家具上的灰尘。
Mum dusted the pan with flour.妈妈在平地锅上撒了些面粉。
It's dusty so we have to dust every day.灰尘多,所以我们必须每天掸灰除尘。
The books were all covered with dust.书上积满了灰尘。
There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room.屋子里一尘不染。
That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now.那把吉他已尘封多年。
coal'/gold dust煤 / 金粉
I broke the vase while I was dusting.我擦灰尘时将花瓶打碎了。
Could you dust the sitting room?你把起居室擦一擦好吗？
She dusted some ash from her sleeve.她掸去袖子上的灰末。
dust the cake with sugar.把糖撒在蛋糕上。
Mel stood up and dusted herself down.梅尔站起来拍掉了身上的尘土。
(figurative)For the concert, he dusted off some of his old hits.为了这次音乐会，他重新捡起了他的一些曾红极一时的老歌。
The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.工人们戴着面罩避免吸入尘土。
A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.卡车开过时扬起一片灰尘。
The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。
Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...许多机器尘封在地下室里。
I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。
Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision...事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。
The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。
In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust...在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。
I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs...我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。
The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。
I vacuumed and dusted the living room...我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。
Lightly dust the fish with flour...在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。
dust yourself down.
把你身上的土掸净。
She stood up and dusted herself down.
她站起身来,掸去身上的灰尘。
They dusted down the whole house before they started decorating.
在开始装饰之前,他们把整幢房子打扫了一遍。
dust yourself off.
把你身上的土掸净。
dust sth ⇔ offFour years after he graduated from school,Tom decided to dust off his algebra books.
毕业4年后,汤姆决定重温搁置已久的代数书。
dust offShe dusted off faster than a wind.
她飞快地跑开了。
There wasn't one chip, one scratch, one speck of dust anywhere.
出自：J. BraineThe peppering of red road dust on the old man's hat.
出自：E. WeltyDrought had..dried the soil to a fine grey dust, that now rose up on every wind.
出自：U. Le GuinWe go out..and dust our feet along its thoroughfares.
出自：J. A. FroudeBruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gatherdust on a shelf at home.
布鲁斯·彼得森说, 这个想法是为了让人们不要自私的把一本书放在家里的书架上积灰尘。
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