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発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈdɜːti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɝti/, [ˈdɝɾi]
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)ti

形容詞

dirty (comparative dirtier, superlative dirtiest)

1. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

   Synonyms: filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also Thesaurus:unclean

   Antonyms: clean; see also Thesaurus:clean

   • 1905, George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, page 61:

     Many persons are more comfortable when they are dirty than when they are clean; but that does not recommend dirt as a national policy.

   Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.

2. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

   Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.

3. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

   Synonyms: indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious

   At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.

4. Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

   Synonyms: cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike

   Antonym: sportsmanlike

   • 1915, C.J. Dennis, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, published 1916, page 13:

     The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul.

   • 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:

     The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. […] Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.

   He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.

5. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

   Synonyms: base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile

   I won't accept your dirty money!

6. Out of tune.

   You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.

7. Of color, discolored by impurities.

   Synonyms: dingy, dullish, muddied, muddy

   Antonyms: bright, pure

   The old flag was a dirty white.

8. (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

   Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.

9. (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

   None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.

10. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

    He lives in a dirty great mansion.

11. Sleety; gusty; stormy.
    • 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature

      Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.

    • 1984, Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy):

      Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.

    dirty weather

12. (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.

    Antonym: neat

    dirty martini

13. Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
    • 2003, Tom Christiansen, ‎Nathan Torkington, Perl Cookbook, page xix:

      You can call it quick-and-dirty if you like, but there are billions of dollars out there riding on the supposition that fast food is not necessarily dirty food.

    • 2019, Oliver Berry, ‎Fionn Davenport, Lonely Planet England:

      Piled high and oozing all the trimmings, the dirty burgers here are decidedly good – spice things up with jalapeños, brie or a seriously sticky BBQ sauce.

    • 2020, Mellissa Sevigny, Squeaky Clean Keto: Next Level Keto to Hack Your Health, Victory Belt Publishing (→ISBN), page 13:

      Dirty keto refers to an approach that follows the typical keto macro ratios, but the components include “dirty” foods like fast food, packaged convenience foods, processed meats, artificially sweetened diet sodas and sports drinks, and unhealthy […]

    The waiter served dirty burgers to the customers.

14. Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.

    a dirty explosion

    a dirty bomb

15. (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.

    Antonym: clean

派生語

副詞

dirty (comparative more dirty, superlative most dirty)

1. In a dirty manner.

   to play dirty

   Synonyms: deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedly

派生語

動詞

dirty (三人称単数 現在形 dirties, 現在分詞 dirtying, 過去形および過去分詞形 dirtied)

1. (transitive) To make (something) dirty.

   Synonyms: soil, taint; see also Thesaurus:dirty

2. (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

   Synonym: sully

3. (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
4. (intransitive) To become soiled.
   • 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: S.R. signalling innovation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 135:

     The markers for the slow line signals have been arranged at cab level, but for the inner fast lines they have had to be kept low in the "six-foot", with the result that they tend to be badly dirtied by passing traffic.

派生語

• dirty down