grubby
单词辨析：
指衣物、场所等因长期使用或照管不善而变得肮脏破旧的。
His coat was old and shabby.
他的外衣又旧又破。
New buildings have taken the place of shabby small houses.
新的大楼取代了破旧的小屋。
It became a shabby mountain cabin.
它变成了一座破败的山间小屋。
通常指某处所阴暗、肮脏、状况很糟的。
a dingy cave/room/street
昏暗肮脏的洞穴/房间/街道
His bedroom is really dark and dingy.
他的卧室实在是又暗又脏。
The dingy cottage is now converted into a neat tasteful residence.
那间脏兮兮的小屋现已变成一座整洁雅致的住宅。
尤指女人不整洁的，也指衣着等过时的。
Her mother was rather plain and looked very dowdy.
她母亲相貌平平，看上去很邋遢。
She was wearing a dowdy dress.
她穿着一条款式陈旧的连衣裙。
指人或物不干净且需要清洗的，喻指行为或活动不道德的。
a grubby handkerchief/kid
肮脏的手帕/邋遢的孩子
He wore torn jeans and a grubby shirt.
他穿着一条破牛仔裤和一件脏衬衫。
These are the grubby details of his financial dealings.
这些就是他那些金融交易中的肮脏细节。
相关例句：
When he saw her, his face puckered and he began to cry, holding up a grubby bruised finger.
他一看见她，就歪着脸举着一个受伤的指头哭起来了。
He was wearing some old shorts and a grubby t-shirt.
他穿着一条旧短裤和一件肮脏的t恤衫。
She sees the business of making money as just grubby opportunism.
她把赚钱的买卖看作是可鄙的机会主义。
Their hangout was a grubby attic.
他们的住所是一个肮脏的阁楼。
We feel grubby, but there are so much more important concerns than that for us now.
我们虽然觉得很脏，但其他对我们更重要的事已让我们顾不上那麽多了。
I hope not. that's a little grubby for my novel.
我希望不是，那会是我小说中的瑕疵。