音标：[dʌst]
n. 灰尘, 尘埃, 粉末, 花粉, 土, 骚乱
vt. 拂去灰尘, 撒, 弄成粉末
vi. 拂去灰尘, 化为粉末
【化】 粉剂
【医】 粉尘, 尘埃, 尘屑, 灰尘
相关词组:
dust up
dust sb off
throw dust in sb's eyes
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dust的短语、例句：

dust n[U] 1 fine dry powder consisting of particles of earth, dirt, etc 灰尘; 尘土; 尘埃
a speck of dust 一点灰尘
The old furniture was covered in dust. 旧家具上有尘土.
clouds of dust blowing in the wind 风吹起的尘雾
gold, chalk, etc dust, ie fine particles of gold, chalk, etc 金粉、 粉笔灰
[attrib 作定语] A dust-cloud (ie A whirlwind carrying clouds of dust) swept across the plain. 旋风卷著漫天尘土横扫平原. 2 (rhet 修辞) remains of a dead person 遗骸. 3 (idm 习语) bite the dust => bite1. dry as dust => dry1. kick up/raise a `dust (infml 口) make a fuss 引起骚乱. shake the dust off one´s feet => shake1. throw dust in sb´s eyes prevent sb from seeing the truth by misleading him 蒙蔽某人, 使其不明真相. when the dust has settled when the present uncertainty, unpleasantness, etc is over 烟消云散; 疑云散尽; 愁云散尽. dust v 1 (a) [Tn] remove dust from (sth) by wiping, brushing or flicking 将尘土从（某物）上抹去、 刷去或拂去
dust the furniture, books, living-room 拭去家具上的、 书上的、 客厅里的灰尘. (b) [Tn.p] ~ sb down/off remove dust from sb by brushing or flicking 将尘土从某人身上刷去或拂去
Dust yourself down you´re covered in chalk. 把你自己身上掸掸--上面都是粉笔末. 2 (phr v) dust sth off begin to practise sth, esp a skill or a language that one knows but has not used for some time 开始复习某事（尤指一段时间内搁置不用的技艺或语言）
I´ll have to dust off my French if we´re going to move to Paris. 我们要是搬到巴黎去, 我就得把法语重新拾起来. dust sth onto, over, etc sth sprinkle (sth powdery) over sth 将（粉状物）撒在某物表面
dust sugar onto a cake 将糖粉撒在蛋糕上. dust sth with sth sprinkle sth with (sth powdery) 以（粉状物）撒在某物上
dust a cake with icing sugar 将糖霜撒在蛋糕上.