sordid
UK/'sɒ:did/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Morally degrading, vile, or contemptible; dirty and squalid.
肮脏的；卑鄙龌龊的；道德败坏的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsordidother
=sordid
Common Collocations
- 1.sordid affair肮脏的私情
- 2.sordid details龌龊的细节
- 3.sordid past不堪的过去
- 4.sordid conditions恶劣的环境
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tabloid exposed the politician's sordid affair with a business associate.
- 2.
He tried to forget the sordid details of his past and start a new life.
- 3.
The documentary revealed the sordid conditions in which the workers were forced to live.