"dirty," by 1845, from grub (n.) in a sense of "dirty child" (who presumably got that way from digging in earth) + -y (2). Earlier it was used in a sense of "stunted, dwarfish" (1610s) and "infested with grubs" (1725). Related: Grubbily; grubbiness.
雙語例句
1. They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants.
他們周末穿著邋遢的毛衫和褲子到處閑逛。
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2. His white coat was grubby and stained.
他的白色外套污跡斑斑，簡直臟透了。
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3. I pressed a dime into his grubby mitt.
我把一個十分硬幣塞進他臟兮兮的手里。
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4. Stringy blonde hair, in need of combing, spilled over a grubby pillow.