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

• 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。
• He felt seedy after only three cups of wine.
  三杯酒下肚，他就感到恶心了。
• 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。
• For thousand years or more the Japanese had lived like seedy caretakers watching over precious jewels.
  千百年来，日本人过的日子就好比是衣衫不周的看守人看守着贵重的珠宝。
• 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。
• It has also started reevaluating its once-famously seedy terminals, revamping many, moving some, and building more ticketing kiosks.
  此外，灰狗也开始重新审视以前破旧得出了名的客运车站，对许多车站进行了改造和迁址，还设置了一批新的售票亭（闪电巴士目前还没有自己的客运站）。
• 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。
• The book includes some memorably seedy characters and scabrous description.
  这本书包含了一些难忘下流的角色及有伤风化的描述。