squal·id /ˈskwɑləd/
(a.)汙穢的,骯髒的,悲慘的,可憐的,卑劣的
Squal·id a. Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. --Dryden.
Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. --Macaulay.
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squalid
adj 1: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of
life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos";
"sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle
Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under
his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid
atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: seamy, seedy,
sleazy, sordid]
2: foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge
of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest
part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid
shantytowns" [syn: flyblown, sordid]