duster

名词 n.
/ˈdʌstə/    /ˈdʌstɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
  2. Someone who dusts.
  3. A loose-fitting long coat.
  4. A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
  5. A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
  6. A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
  7. A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun. informal
  8. A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home. Philippines
    — Near-synonym: housedress
  9. A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
  10. A high pitch toward the batter.
  11. A duststorm.
    — Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob

词形变化

dusters plural

词源

Etymology tree
English dust
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English duster
From dust + -er.
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