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🔑dustdust1 /dʌst / noun [uncountable] a fine dry powder that is made of very small pieces of earth, dirt, etc.尘土；灰尘◆There is dust everywhere in our house.我们家里到处是灰。◆chalk dust粉笔灰◆The truck drove off in a cloud of dust.货车开走了，扬起一片灰尘。◆a speck (= small piece) of dust一粒微尘
🔑dustdust2 /dʌst / verb [intransitive, transitive] to remove dust from furniture, etc. with a cloth擦去…的灰尘；擦灰◆Let me dust those shelves before you put the books on them.我把书架上的灰尘擦掉之后你再放书。➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Clean is a general word for removing dirt from something. * clean 泛指清除某物上的污垢。If you wash something, you clean it with water and often soap. * wash 指用水清洁某物，一般用肥皂洗。You can wipe a surface by rubbing it with a wet cloth; you dust a surface by rubbing it with a dry cloth. * wipe 表示用湿布擦拭物体表面，dust 指用干布掸去灰尘。If you brush something, you clean it with a brush that has a short handle; if you sweep the floor, you use a broom with a long handle. * brush 指用短柄刷清洁，sweep 指用长柄的扫帚扫地。 |