seedy

英 [ˈsiːdi]

美 [ˈsiːdi]

adj.  肮脏的; 污七八糟的; 乌烟瘴气的; 下流的

比较级：seedier　最高级：seediest　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18461 / COCA.15847

牛津词典

adj.

• 肮脏的；污七八糟的；乌烟瘴气的；下流的
  dirty and unpleasant, possibly connected with immoral or illegal activities
  1. a seedy bar
     污七八糟的酒吧
  2. the seedy world of prostitution
     乌烟瘴气的卖淫圈子
  3. a seedy-looking man
     一脸邪气的男人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 邋遢的;脏乱的;声名狼藉的
  If you describe a person or place asseedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation.
  1. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain...
     弗兰克为当地一个臭名远扬的恶棍跑腿，干些骗人勾当。
  2. We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district...
     我们当时住在紧挨着红灯区的一家脏乱不堪的旅馆里。
  3. They suck you in to their seedy world.
     他们把你卷入他们肮脏糜烂的圈子里。

双语例句

• Desperate to see the seventh game, they pulled the car off the freeway at a seedy motel in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and caught the last three innings.
  为了看上第七轮比赛，她们不惜一切，把车驶离高速路，来到宾夕法尼亚州普鲁士王市一个脏乱的汽车旅馆，赶上了最后三局。
• I had already warned my two squeamish pre-teens that this would not be our usual China trip: a tour of famous temples and sacred mountains by way of low-rent video game parlours and seedy Chinese amusement parks.
  我已经警告过我两个不到十多岁的娇宝贝，这次旅游并不是我们通常的中国之旅&在那些租金低廉的游戏厅和破旧的中国游乐场之间游览著名寺庙和神圣山群。
• But the bad news is that if you live in three-quarters of the nations on the annual list, you probably make your home in some seedy places, meaning much of the world is pretty darn corrupt.
  但如果你是住在年度指数表上所显示的全球其余3/4的国家里，那么这对你来说就是个坏消息了。因为你所住的地方很可能是个腐败之地。
• Some places were quite seedy, but I liked the buzz.
  有些地方很脏很乱，不过我喜欢热闹。
• The grapes are delicious but very seedy.
  葡萄好吃是好吃，就是子儿太多。
• They decided to have something to eat before going to home, but unfortunately the only spot open was a seedy bar-and-grill with a questionable reputation.
  但很不巧只有一家名声不好的下等酒吧烤菜馆开着门。
• I didn't like the look of those seedy characters who were hanging around outside the bar.
  我不喜欢那些不正经人物的样子，他们总在酒吧外游荡。
• He looked at the captain, unkempt and seedy in his appearance, and went back in his memory through the events of the past few days;
  回忆一下过去几天发生的事情，如果说有什么人表现不称职的话，非船长莫属。
• I won't come on deck, I think I'll turn in, and unless the wind shifts, I don't want to be disturbed before midnight. I feel a bit seedy.
  我不上甲板了，我要上床了。要是风向不转，午夜之前别来叫我。我觉得有点不舒服。
• But upon construction, this became a dark, noisy and seedy corridor.
  但从施工开始，这里就成为了一条黑暗、吵闹、破烂的走廊。