dusting

英 [ˈdʌstɪŋ]

美 [ˈdʌstɪŋ]

v.  擦去…的灰尘; 擦灰; 掸去; 擦去; 刷去; 把(粉末)撒于; 撒(粉)
dust的现在分词

现在分词：dusting　复数：dustings　

医学

BNC.32896 / COCA.23012

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 尘土;沙尘
  Dustis very small dry particles of earth or sand.
  1. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move...
     坦克开动时扬起大量尘土。
  2. He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust.
     他在一阵尘土中将车倒进了围栏。
• N-UNCOUNT 灰尘
  Dustis the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights.
  1. I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs...
     我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
  2. The rooms were empty of furniture and dust lay everywhere.
     房间里没有家具,到处都是灰尘。
• N-UNCOUNT 粉末;细末
  Dustis a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal.
  1. The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
     空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。
• VERB 擦去…的灰尘
  When youdustsomething such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.
  1. I vacuumed and dusted the living room...
     我用吸尘器打扫了客厅,擦了擦灰尘。
  2. She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up.
     她擦掉灰尘，打扫卫生，还清洗了餐具。
• VERB 涂(粉);撒(粉);在…上撒
  If youdustsomethingwitha fine substance such as powder or if youdusta fine substanceontosomething, you cover it lightly with that substance.
  1. Lightly dust the fish with flour...
     在鱼上撒上少许面粉。
  2. Dust and blend blusher on the apples of your cheeks...
     将胭脂调匀涂在你脸颊红润的地方。
  3. Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder.
     把脚完全擦干，在脚趾间撒上婴儿爽身粉。
• PHRASE 消亡;失败
  If you say that somethinghas bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
  1. In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust...
     在过去的 30 年中,许多珍贵的价值观已经消失殆尽。
  2. The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.
     这项指控断送了一名讲师的前程。
• PHRASE 尘埃落定;形势明朗;事态平息
  If you say that something will happen whenthe dust settles, you mean that a situation will be clearer after it has calmed down. If you letthe dust settlebefore doing something, you let a situation calm down before you try to do anything else.
  1. Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision...
     事态一旦平息,贝克就为他的决定辩白。
  2. I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that.
     我认为我们需要等事态平息之后再看看会发生什么。
• PHRASE 被搁置;被忽视;尘封
  If you say that somethingis gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
  1. Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements...
     许多机器尘封在地下室里。
  2. The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year.
     尘封了一年多后,专辑终于在 10 月发行。

双语例句

• The Houses of Parliament were covered with a light dusting of snow.
  英国议会大厦的房顶也覆盖了一层积雪。
• Wearing it at home when I'm dusting is not the same thing.
  当我在家打扫灰尘时穿就不是一回事了。
• Abstract: this paper discusses the questions about dusting systemconstitute project and working principle and peculiarity in the design of machine for clearing coal-dust.
  文摘：对煤尘清扫机设计中有关除尘系统构成的方案、工作原理及特性等问题进行了探讨。
• Ecological and physiological effects of dusting pollution on vegetation
  尘污染对植物的生理和生态特性影响
• I found this letter while I was dusting out your drawer.
  我在打扫你的抽屉时发现了这封信。
• No, he isn't dusting the dressing table.
  不，他不是在给化妆台掸去灰尘。
• Critics were busy dusting down the same superlatives they had applied to their first three films
  评论家们正忙着搬出他们用在前三部电影上的那些盛赞之词。
• This paper expounds the methods for treating the ground dusting of cement mortar and the methods for treating the hollowing in pasting floor tile.
  阐述了水泥砂浆地面起砂的处理方法及粘贴地面砖空鼓的处理方法。
• Her mother was always busy with the cleaning and dusting.
  她的母亲总是忙于清扫和掸灰尘。
• Thank goodness someone designed high heels. Otherwise, most women's dress would be dusting the floor.
  还好有人设计了高跟鞋。否则，很多女人的裙摆都成拖把了。