squalid

美音：['skwɑlɪd] 英音：['skwɒlɪd]

简单释义：

adj.肮脏的；邋遢的；道德败坏的；丑恶的

网络污秽的；卑劣的；悲惨的

完整释义：

adj.

1.肮脏的,邋遢的
2.(道德品质)卑劣的
3.贫困的,悲惨的,可怜的
4.卑鄙的,卑劣的
5.寒酸的;微不足道的

例句：

At the height of the war, more than a million people were displaced and confined to squalid camps.
战争最激烈的时候，一百多万人流离失所，被困在肮脏的营地。
It remains to be seen how they will react to the squalid reality of the trial, especially if Mr Berlusconi appears in person.
这还要看他们对这个审判有如何反应，尤其是是否贝卢斯科尼将会亲自出面。
Seeping through the squalid air of the police station, the sour smell of dirt and disinfectant.
渗透警察所污浊的空气，就是那种污垢和消毒水剂混合的酸味。
Set aside for a moment the squalid allegations of bunga-bunga parties.
先不提他优雅的政党和受到的肮脏指控。
In itself, this was a story of two silly people on a squalid little night out in London, and is of no particular interest.
就故事本身来说，不过是伦敦两个蠢人在夜晚外出时发生的丑事而已，并没有特别有趣的地方。
The mass of the population in Caracas remain trapped in squalid housing conditions in the ' barrios ' on hill tops overlooking the city.
从山顶上鸟览整个加拉加斯，大量的人口仍然聚集在肮脏的住房条件之下的聚居区中。
"It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).
“期望饥锇和贫穷的居民不狂暴和粗野是无用的”（托马斯H。赫克斯利）。
I married him because any other relationship seemed . . . cheap and squalid.
我和他结婚是因为其它的关系在我看来，是那么廉价和肮脏。

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