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。
• He had a class with someone in a cheating ring, who introduced him to the seedy world of cheaters at one of the world's most prestigious universities.
  他和某作弊俱乐部的一位成员同时上过课，这位同学把他带入世界上最负盛名的高等学府之一哈佛污浊的作弊生世界。
• He felt seedy after only three cups of wine.
  三杯酒下肚，他就感到恶心了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nor in the very short term, will the post-coup curfew, which has already disrupted tourist plans even Bangkok's notoriously seedy red light districts reportedly shut down and night shifts at the nation's many automobile plants.
  而在短时间内，政变之后的宵禁同样不利于商业，而且已经影响了游客的计划。据报道，连曼谷臭名昭著的红灯区也已被关闭。而且泰国许多汽车工厂的夜班工人也受到了影响。
• There is also a special tourist route around Barcelona for fans of Carvalho, who knows the seedy side of the city as well as the best restaurants.
  他塑造的人物侦探卡瓦罗有成群的粉丝，而在巴塞罗那还有一条因他的故事而知名的特殊旅游路线&卡瓦罗了解这个城市破敝肮脏的一面，也知道最好的餐馆。
• 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。
• A seedy and rundown photographer's studio.
  一间破旧凌乱的摄影室。
• Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
  弗兰克开始为当地一个下流的恶人跑腿做坏事。