| 单词 |
smudgy |
| 释义 |
▪ I. smudgy, a.1|ˈsmʌdʒɪ|
[f. smudge n.1 or v.1]
1. Grimy, dirty; marked with smudges.
1859J. R. Green Lett. (1901) i. 32 Some one..who can paint without having her fingers always smudgy. 1867M. E. Braddon Doctor's Wife i, The young man with the smudgy nose was an author.
Comb.1897Outing XXX. 213/2 As if by magic hundreds of smudgy-faced love-pledges surround you.
2. Smeared, smeary; blurred, indistinct.
1865Sat. Rev. 16 Dec. 675/1 It does not follow that, because an etching is black and smudgy, it has depth and power. 1875Zoologist X. 4485 Dull, smudgy brown..lends security to the brooding bird.
fig.1887Jessopp Arcady vi. 170 A smudgy surface of dreary, dismal, dull, dead-alivism.
▪ II. smudgy, a.2|ˈsmʌdʒɪ|
[f. smudge n.2 or v.2]
1. dial.
a. Stifling, stuffy.
b. Thick, foggy.
1847Halliw. s.v., The fire is so large that it makes the room feel quite hot and smudgy. 1871Peacock Ralf Skirl. II. 182 If it wasn't so..smudgy we should see 'em.
2. Giving out much smoke; smoky.
1878Pop. Sci. Monthly XIII. 267 If more light was needed, other smudgy lamps were added. 1905Blackw. Mag. Dec. 768/1 He built a fire—a smouldering smudgy fire. |
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