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

• 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。
• The man's seedy image and illicit business meant that the number became associated with immorality.
  这位男子的下流形象与他所从事的非法交易，让这个号码与放荡缺德画上等号。
• I don't want to know about the seedy goings-on in that place.
  我不想知道那个地方的肮脏事。
• 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。
• Some country inn, some deliciously seedy motel.
  某个乡村旅馆，某个偏僻的汽车旅馆。
• 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 found his brother in a seedy, roach-infested apartment.
  他发现自己的哥哥住在一套破旧肮脏、蟑螂肆虐的公寓里。
• 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。
• 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。
• At last he found one that was slightly less seedy than some of the others that he'd looked at and he went in to "be serviced".
  最后他发现比较整洁的地方，他会看了一会然后进去享受服务。