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squalid

adjective
🔊/ˈskwɒlɪd/
🔊/ˈskwɑːlɪd/
(disapproving)
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  1. (of places and living conditions处所及生活环境) very dirty and unpleasant肮脏的；邋遢的 synonym filthy
    • squalid housing肮脏的房屋
    • squalid, overcrowded refugee camps肮脏而拥挤的难民营
  2. (of situations or activities情况或活动) involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour道德败坏的；丑恶的；卑鄙的 synonym sordid
    • It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.那是一桩涉及娼妓与毒品的丑事。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.