English Dictionary

grubby

IPA（発音記号）

/ɡɹʌbi/

形容詞

比喩的用法

Dirty, unwashed, unclean. / (figuratively) Disreputable, sordid. / Having grubs in it.

日本語の意味

（物が）汚い、ぼろぼろまたはこびり付いた状態である / 洗われていない、不衛生な / （比喩的に）品行に疑いのある、下劣な / （具体的に）虫や蛆が付着している可能性のある

The child's grubby hands left smudges all over the clean tablecloth.

子どもの汚れた手がきれいなテーブルクロスに汚れの跡を残した。

意味（1）

Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Disreputable, sordid.

I have in mind, in particular, the claim that has echoed through the liberal side of coronavirus-era debates — that the key to sound leadership in a pandemic is just to follow the science, to trust science and scientists, to do what experts suggest instead of letting mere grubby politics determine your response.

意味（3）

Having grubs in it.

The United States Department of Agriculture states that grubs cost the livestock industry from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 each year. The average devaluation on grubby cattle is from 25 cents to one dollar per cwt.

grubbier （ comparative ）

grubbiest （ superlative ）