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Definition of grime in English: grimenoun ɡrʌɪmɡraɪm mass noun1Dirt ingrained on the surface of something. 尘土；污垢 the windows were thick with grime 窗户上积了一层厚厚的尘土。 Example sentencesExamples - His face was covered in grime and blood, and I prayed that most of it wasn't his own.
- They are completely covered with a hundred years worth of dust and grime.
- A mild detergent and warm water will generally remove stubborn dirt and grime.
- This action frees particles of dirt, grime, and grease, which accumulate on your skin every day.
- The underground was filthy, marking his pale skin with soot and city grime.
- You may need to do this twice if there is a heavy buildup of dirt, grease or grime.
- Parks should be places of peace and tranquillity where we can get away from the dirt and grime of everyday life.
- The ceilings must be 20 feet high and the beams are covered in layers of paint and grime from its years as a steel foundry.
- If there was one thing, one discomfort that she could not take, it was the feeling of grime caked in her clothes, skin and pores.
- There were visible layers of filth, grime, dirt, mildew on the sides of the shower stalls and on the floor.
- The dirt and grime of industrial toil has been largely replaced by white-collar jobs.
- Mr Dowling said the amount of dirt and grime thrown up by passing lorries would be reduced.
- It's lunchtime and Mykola has already been working for more than five hours and his yellow overalls are caked in mud and grime.
- There is no trash or grime - just lots and lots of landscaping and jasmine-scented air.
- I use the wet wipes to clear the coating of grime from the screen.
- A dirty looking girl of about ten suddenly appeared from a nearby alley, her face caked with grime.
- The frescoes, which had been covered by centuries of soot and grime, have begun to be restored.
- Everything is being scrubbed mercilessly so that not a speck of dust or grime will survive into the new year.
- Daily grime, oil, sweat and residual makeup can clog pores and result in dull skin.
- For the mechanics, rain means washing bikes that are thick with dirt and grime after the race.
Synonyms dirt, smut, soot, dust, mud, filth, mire, sludge, dross, pollution informal muck, gunge, yuck, crud, goo British informal grot 2A genre of popular music influenced by UK garage, typically characterized by a minimal, prominent rhythm, a very low-pitched bassline, and vocals by an MC.
verb ɡrʌɪmɡraɪm [with object]Blacken or make dirty with grime. 使变脏；使积满灰尘 the windows were grimed like a coal miner's goggles 窗户积满了灰尘，就像矿工的护目镜。 Example sentencesExamples - The big natural arch of rock that overshadows them all is grimed with the dead black of smoke, and two great white crosses painted on the cliff mark the shrine.
- He took off his shirt, by now grimed with sweat and dust, and laid it out in front of where he knelt.
- The only sign of life there today came from a mouldy old caravan, all steamy windows and grimed with neglect, where a radio was playing Sunday morning music of the popular kind.
- Sara leapt at Rin, clawing at her with inch-long nails grimed with dirt as though she had clawed her way up from the grave.
- The white Roman columns that supported the faded stucco were covered with cracks and lesions, and the windows were either boarded up or too grimed over to see through.
- Decades of dirt, pollution, bird waste, paint, and tar grimed the once bright brick.
Synonyms begrime, blacken, dirty, make grimy, make dirty, make sooty, stain, soil, befoul, defile literary besmirch
OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch. Rhymesbegrime, Chaim, chime, climb, clime, crime, dime, half-time, I'm, lime, mime, mistime, part-time, prime, rhyme, rime, slime, sublime, sub-prime, thyme, time Definition of grime in US English: grimenounɡraɪmɡrīm 1Dirt ingrained on the surface of something. 尘土；污垢 the windows were thick with grime 窗户上积了一层厚厚的尘土。 Example sentencesExamples - This action frees particles of dirt, grime, and grease, which accumulate on your skin every day.
- Everything is being scrubbed mercilessly so that not a speck of dust or grime will survive into the new year.
- If there was one thing, one discomfort that she could not take, it was the feeling of grime caked in her clothes, skin and pores.
- There were visible layers of filth, grime, dirt, mildew on the sides of the shower stalls and on the floor.
- Parks should be places of peace and tranquillity where we can get away from the dirt and grime of everyday life.
- For the mechanics, rain means washing bikes that are thick with dirt and grime after the race.
- Daily grime, oil, sweat and residual makeup can clog pores and result in dull skin.
- You may need to do this twice if there is a heavy buildup of dirt, grease or grime.
- A dirty looking girl of about ten suddenly appeared from a nearby alley, her face caked with grime.
- There is no trash or grime - just lots and lots of landscaping and jasmine-scented air.
- I use the wet wipes to clear the coating of grime from the screen.
- It's lunchtime and Mykola has already been working for more than five hours and his yellow overalls are caked in mud and grime.
- The underground was filthy, marking his pale skin with soot and city grime.
- A mild detergent and warm water will generally remove stubborn dirt and grime.
- They are completely covered with a hundred years worth of dust and grime.
- Mr Dowling said the amount of dirt and grime thrown up by passing lorries would be reduced.
- His face was covered in grime and blood, and I prayed that most of it wasn't his own.
- The ceilings must be 20 feet high and the beams are covered in layers of paint and grime from its years as a steel foundry.
- The frescoes, which had been covered by centuries of soot and grime, have begun to be restored.
- The dirt and grime of industrial toil has been largely replaced by white-collar jobs.
Synonyms dirt, smut, soot, dust, mud, filth, mire, sludge, dross, pollution 2A genre of popular music influenced by UK garage, typically characterized by a minimal, prominent rhythm, a very low-pitched bassline, and vocals by an MC.
verbɡraɪmɡrīm [with object]Blacken or make dirty with grime. 使变脏；使积满灰尘 the beaches are grimed with a foul foam Example sentencesExamples - The only sign of life there today came from a mouldy old caravan, all steamy windows and grimed with neglect, where a radio was playing Sunday morning music of the popular kind.
- Sara leapt at Rin, clawing at her with inch-long nails grimed with dirt as though she had clawed her way up from the grave.
- He took off his shirt, by now grimed with sweat and dust, and laid it out in front of where he knelt.
- Decades of dirt, pollution, bird waste, paint, and tar grimed the once bright brick.
- The big natural arch of rock that overshadows them all is grimed with the dead black of smoke, and two great white crosses painted on the cliff mark the shrine.
- The white Roman columns that supported the faded stucco were covered with cracks and lesions, and the windows were either boarded up or too grimed over to see through.
Synonyms begrime, blacken, dirty, make grimy, make dirty, make sooty, stain, soil, befoul, defile
OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch. |