crusty

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness. UK,informal
  2. Dried eye mucus. slang
    — Against the backdrop of muted stripes of color, Julieanne picked at her eyes’ crusties, and then combed her hair with the hand.
  3. A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance. Ireland,UK,informal
    — The Spirals are part of the crossover between the rave scene and the ‘crusty’ subculture—crusties being squat-dwelling anarcho-hippy-punk types named after their matted dreadlocks and post-apocalyptic garb.
  4. Dried blood or serous fluid buildup following body piercing. slang
    — Actually, I usually don't see crusties for up to a week after a new pierce, it takes some time before a new pierce is in that stage when it's actively pushing out dead skin cells and other gunk.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a crust, especially a thick one.
    — No one was there. But there was a cloth spread upon the table that stood against the wall, and a cover was laid for one, with a crusty brown loaf and a bottle of wine beside the plate
  2. Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature. figuratively,informal
    — However kindly a friend may otherwise be, he soon turns crusty if asked to lend money.
  3. Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound. informal
    — The door opened with a crusty squeak that echoed in the silent room.

词形变化

crustier comparative crustiest superlative crusties plural crustie alternative

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.
词源 2
From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.
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