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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
greasy
greas‧y /ˈɡriːsi, -zi/ BrE AmE adjective 1. covered in grease or oil SYN oily: a shampoo for greasy hair The food was heavy and greasy. 2. slippery: Police say the rain’s making the roads greasy. 3. too polite and friendly in a way that seems insincere or unpleasant SYN smarmy 4. the greasy pole used to refer to the difficult process of moving up in rank to a more important position: a politician climbing up the greasy pole —greasily adverb —greasiness noun [uncountable] • • • THESAURUS ▪ dirty not clean: His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands. ▪ filthy very dirty: Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness. ▪ muddy covered with mud: It had been raining hard and the path was muddy. ▪ dusty covered with dust: the dusty shelves in the attic ▪ greasy covered with oil or grease: Greasy food is bad for your health. ▪ grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt. | mucky fingers ▪ grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train. ▪ dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: We worked in a dingy little office behind the station. ▪ polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air. ▪ contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food. ▪ squalid /ˈskwɒləd, ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation. ▪ unhygienic /ʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions. ▪ unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes. | They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions. ▪ soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible.
greasyhu◎ | ['gri:si] | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | vấy mỡ, dính mỡ | | ☆ | greasy hand | | bàn tay dính mỡ | | ■ | béo, ngậy | | ☆ | greasy soup | | súp nhiều mỡ, súp béo ngậy | | ■ | trơn, nhờn | | ☆ | a greasy road | | đường trơn | | ☆ | greasy skin/hair | | da/tóc nhờn | | ■ | mắc bệnh thối gót (ngựa) | | ■ | (hàng hải) nhiều sương mù (trời) | | ■ | thớ lợ, ngọt xớt (thái độ, lời nói) |
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