He also told of a trip to Africa to buy radioactive materials for a dirty bomb from renegade Russians.North AmericanThey fear a hijacked oil tanker could be rigged with explosives or a radioactive dirty bomb could be smuggled ashore in a shipping container.IrishThey'll just get the weapons in anyhow, dirty bombs, clean bombs, or blow up one of the 103 nuclear power plants in America.North AmericanWe were looking for shoe bombs, car bombs, human bombs, dirty bombs, smart bombs - - not bird bombs.North AmericanThe basic goal of the dirty bomb is to spread radioactive material in the form of a dust cloud, over a large geographical area.IndianA dirty bomb would use explosives to spread radioactive material across a wide area with potentially devastating results.British Show dirty dognoun (derogatory) an unpleasant or disliked man dirty kitchennoun (Philippines English) a kitchen where everyday cooking is done, as distinct from one that is purely for show or for special use by the owner of the housethere's a dirty kitchen adjacent to her house where she cooks using a wood fire dirty laundryalso dirty linennoun (mass noun) personal or private affairs that one does not want to be made publicI had always been private and not one to air my dirty laundrythe band would never forgive me if I washed my dirty laundry in publican unsettling and strange tale about a family's dirty laundry dirty looknoun (informal) a facial expression of disapproval, disgust, or angerthey were giving me dirty looks for taking up so much room at the barExamplesHe shot her a dirty look plainly expressing for her to mind her own business.North AmericanThey put us down, and frown on us, and the dirty looks I get sometimes really make me feel like I am some sort of outcast.CanadianShe shot the blonde girl and her friend dirty looks before making a gagging expression.North AmericanInstead of people coming up and congratulating me, for saving their summer, I'm getting dirty looks at the bus stop and nobody wants to sit next to me in the staff canteen.British dirty trickvolume_up UK /dəːtɪ ˈtrɪk/noun1. a dishonest or unkind actwhen asked if it's considered a dirty trick, the instructor clarifies that it's frowned upon a little bit, but you can get away with it2. dirty tricksunderhand political or commercial activity designed to discredit an opponenthe spoke out about the tobacco giant's alleged dirty tricks(as modifier) a dirty tricks campaign dirty weekendvolume_up UK /ˌdəːtɪ wiːˈkɛnd/noun (British English, informal) a weekend spent away, especially in secret, with a loverbook a dirty weekend and concentrate on nothing but each otherExamplesIt's only really been a couple of dirty weekends.BritishA couple of thousand strategically placed dirty weekends would do more for world peace than anything dreamt up in the security council.BritishMuch will depend on his attitude to international affairs, traditionally a weak point in US presidents who think it means a dirty weekend in Acapulco.BritishI have been very excited about getting my new car - sadly the vendors dirty weekend with hubby has prevented me getting it yet - but tomorrow is the big day!British dirty wordnoun1. an offensive or indecent wordExamplesIt is indecent to use dirty words in one's native language, but foreign words are fine.East AsianI kept about half of them and delete those with too many dirty words - the words are insulting every reader's eyes.East AsianShe then explains that she thinks that's a dirty word because obscenity is all in the mind and that word just doesn't sit right with her.BritishCalifornia Congressman Doug Ose is sponsoring a bill that would require the FCC to define any use of eight dirty words as profane.North American2. a thing regarded with dislike or disapprovalVAT is a dirty word among small businessesExamplesHere, at last, was someone who I had feared would always be a figment of my imagination: a Labour leader who did not regard profit as a dirty word but who did regard nationalisation as a dirty word.BritishIn the US where the words Welfare and Public Service are regarded as dirty words, they only spend 30% of the GDP on public services.BritishOne subject we have not dealt with is the visual junk diet of soaps, smut, and vulgar language: the verbal corruption that has infected our nation's bloodstream and turned courtesy into a dirty word among the young.North AmericanThere is an ingestion of corporate media propaganda that made ‘feminism’ a dirty word, a taboo word.North American play dirtydirty adjective (informal) act in a dishonest or unfair waythe split has been anything but nice with both parties playing dirtyExamplesOf course, even when somebody plays dirty, losing is losing and it's not long before nobody cares about the details.CanadianTesco plays dirty, it seems, when it comes to moving in on a new location.BritishDuring the next election campaign don't be surprised when Labour plays dirty.British‘Now, despite all the hopes for military reform, things have returned to square one with the TNI playing dirty, vulgar games and ignoring the political aspirations of the civilian population,’ he said.East Asian talk dirtydirty adjective (informal) talk about sex in a coarse or salacious wayExamplesWomen who effortlessly talk dirty are exciting and hold the promise of amazing sex.North AmericanShe talks dirty and suggestively, and most of the men just ignore her - but she is particularly forceful if a man doesn't respond to her.North AmericanThe beauty of talking dirty in the sack is that you communicate it's not only your body which is aroused but your senses and mind as well.North AmericanShe says that it is a daily occurrence to be invited to engage in cybersex, or to talk dirty, but she rejects these offers without hesitation.North AmericanThe film also benefits from some sparkling performances, the pick of which comes from Winslet's Tula as the sassy, sexy and, quite frankly, incendiary femme fatale with a penchant for talking dirty.BritishIn the USA where lawsuits are the nation's favorite hobby, talking dirty to a woman is called Sexual Harassment and is backed up by stiff penalties.East Asian dirty moneynoun (mass noun) money obtained unlawfully or immorallythe bank was found to have been laundering dirty moneyExamplesHe supported himself by taking the dead lowlife thieves' dirty money and sometimes holding up 7-11s.North AmericanHowever, they have received largest portions of such funds under the table, perpetrating the age-old dirty money connections between politics and business, the original source of corruption widespread in society.East AsianAnd many are saying that's blood money, it's dirty money, they don't want it going towards these scholarships.North AmericanThe old Las Vegas money laundering technique involved hiding dirty money in other businesses that routinely handle vast amounts of cash.British dirty ricenoun (mass noun) a Cajun dish consisting of white rice cooked with onions, peppers, chicken livers, and herbsExamplesPerhaps the menu's stuffed pork chop won't be on hand, but a plump, browned chicken breast filled with delicious, scallion-spiked dirty rice will.North AmericanA typical dinner might include fillet of sole, red beans and dirty rice, a green salad, grilled asparagus, and fruit for dessert.North AmericanOne pound of meat makes nine cups of jambalaya or dirty rice in less than 30 minutes.North AmericanThere is also a side of dirty rice, and a creamy potato salad perked up with scallions, radishes and shreds of carrot.Canadian dirty worknoun (mass noun) activities or tasks that are unpleasant or dishonest and given to someone else to undertakeyou're only indispensable to your boss because you do all her dirty workExamplesIn actual fact they are trying to get Labour to do their dirty work for them.BritishThey serve a useful function, surely, do all the nitty-gritty dirty work, and make their clients rich in the process.BritishIf that is right then Kerry is correct to hammer on Bush having these people do his dirty work for him.North AmericanState-corporate crimes may involve the state employing private companies to do its dirty work for it.British dirty martininoun (US English) a cocktail made with gin (or vodka), dry vermouth, and a small amount of olive brine, typically garnished with a green olivethe only accessory a dirty martini needs is an oliveExamplesSadie took a sip of her dirty martini.North AmericanI am currently drinking a dirty martini and pondering whether or not to dump you.British dirty old manvolume_up UK /dəːtɪ əʊld ˈman/noun (informal) an older man who is sexually interested in younger women or girlsExamplesThis is not a dirty old man who bothers young girls.BritishBut to the girls he was a dirty old man who, real or imaginary, insisted he stand as close to female students as he could to provide math sum explanations.CaribbeanI was afraid she might think I was a dirty old man.North AmericanHe stuck out like a sore thumb… a dirty old man perving awkwardly over us and all the other girls in the club.British do someone dirtydirty adjective (informal) cheat or betray someoneshe's not going to keep quiet about her gripes against those who did her dirtyExamplesAlso profiled is California's arch-conservative talk radio host Melanie Morgan, and Soweto's Cheaters, which hires private detectives to find out if its listeners' partners are doing the dirty on them.BritishThen there's drug-loving drummer Lucy and mood guitarist Joe whose girlfriend Kate has no idea he's doing the dirty on her.AustralianForget ‘for richer, for poorer’ and just remember the profit warnings seen in recent years - companies show little remorse when they do the dirty on you.BritishStrand, which he promised dutifully not to visit, not after his last visit there ended in those distressing Bankrupts Anonymous meetings, did the dirty on him.Indian dirty ice creamnoun (mass noun) (in Filipino cuisine) ice cream, especially ice cream made with coconut milk, that is sold from handcarts by street vendorsshe had a sudden homesick craving for dirty ice cream down and dirtyadjective (North American English, informal) 1. highly competitive or unprincipledhe's willing to get down and dirty, slinging mud at will and knowing that some of it will stickExamplesThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been calling on energy trading corporations to confess, under oath, whether they have been doing any of the down-and-dirty deals that the devilish company got caught making.North AmericanNew Orleans was a failure of down-and-dirty management as much or more than a failure of sublime leadership.North American2. earthy, direct, and explicitI won't bore you with the down-and-dirty detailsExamplesThere are many of us who like to think we are too high-minded for reality television and the down-and-dirty roustabout of confessional chat shows.British‘The Internet's not a novelty, but a useful tool that can do down-and-dirty work,’ says his chief Internet strategist.North American quick and dirtyadjective (informal) makeshift; done or produced hastilya quick and dirty synopsis of their work get one's hands dirtyalso dirty one's handsdirty adjective1. do manual, menial, or other hard workunlike most chairmen, he gets his hands dirty working alongside the other managersExamplesAnd those who do have jobs in Yorkshire and the Humber are more likely than anywhere else to be getting their hands dirty in manual or semi-skilled jobs.BritishPeople think that if you go straight into football you don't appreciate finishing early, that you don't have to get your hands dirty or work hard.British2. (informal) become involved in dishonest or dishonourable activityExamplesHave there been trends where you feel like you're getting your hands dirty by even involving yourself?North AmericanWe weren't even sure whether we wanted to get involved, get our hands dirty with politics.Irish do the dirty ondirty adjective(British English, informal) cheat or betray (someone)she was so angry with him as she thought he'd done the dirty on her get the dirty end of the stickalso get the rough end of the stickstick noun(British English) end up at a disadvantage or in a comparatively unfavourable positionthere are people who are always being unfairly treated, are always getting the dirty end of the stick DoN'T Wash your dirty linen in public nghĩa là gì?này có nghĩa là: “Đừng vạch áo cho người xem lưng”. WASH YOUR DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC”. not want to air her dirty linen in public. lưng. Air one's Dirty Laundry là gì?Câu này có nghĩa là đổ dầu vào lửa. Hàng ngàn năm trước, nhà sử học La Mã Livy đã dùng câu này khi ông nói đến việc đổ nước vào lửa, lửa tắt, đổ dầu, thì lửa càng cháy hơn. “My neighbors fight a lot and air their dirty laundry in public.” Hàng xóm tôi cãi nhau dữ lắm và phô bày chuyện xấu của mình cho mọi người biết. |
