squalor

• n. 肮脏；悲惨；卑劣；道德败坏

来自拉丁语 squalor,污秽，肮脏，来自 squalere,使污秽，使肮脏。

squalor (n.)

1620s, "state or condition of being miserable and dirty," from Latin squalor "roughness, dirtiness, filthiness," from squalere "be filthy" (see squalid).

1. I find public squalor very saddening.

公共场所的肮脏污秽让我感到非常悲哀。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor

贫穷和肮脏的环境造成丧失人性的结果

来自《权威词典》

3. the poverty and squalor of the slums

贫民窟的贫穷和肮脏

来自《权威词典》

4. He was born in squalor next to London's docks.

他出生在伦敦码头附近肮脏的地区.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.

它讲述了一位有志青年试图摆脱贫苦肮脏的街头生活。

来自柯林斯例句