musty

英 [ˈmʌsti]

美 [ˈmʌsti]

adj.  有霉味的; 发霉的

最高级：mustiest　

GRE

BNC.21016 / COCA.15457

牛津词典

adj.

• 有霉味的；发霉的
  smelling damp and unpleasant because of a lack of fresh air
  1. a musty room
     有霉味的房间

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有霉味的;发霉的
  Something that ismustysmells old and damp.
  1. There are racks of musty clothing and piles of junk.
     有几架子发霉的衣物和成堆的废旧杂物。
  2. ...that terrible musty smell.
     难闻的霉味

英英释义

adj

• stale and unclean smelling
  Synonym:fustyfrowsty
• covered with or smelling of mold
  1. moldy bread
  2. a moldy (or musty) odor
  Synonym:moldymouldy

双语例句

• The growth of Penicillium in crackes will bring musty odor and bitterness in liquor, which causes serious damage on liquor production.
  裂缝中滋生的青霉会对酿酒生产产生危害，给白酒带来霉苦味。
• If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause
  如果潮湿发霉的建筑令你生病了，霉菌很可能是病因。
• Suddenly the foul musty odour of the brutes struck his nostrils.
  突然，他的鼻尖闻到了老鼠的霉臭味。
• There is a musty chronicle, written in tolerable Latin.
  现有一本发了霉的史料，是用很糟糕的拉丁文写的。
• Trace quantities of impurities can impart a musty or pungent odor to the gas.
  痕量的杂质会使气体带有一种霉味或刺激性气味。
• Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell
  她打开门后闻到一股难闻的霉味，不禁做了个鬼脸。
• Your bank-notes had a musty odour, as if they were fast decomposing into rags again.
  你的钞票带着霉臭味，好像很快就要分解成碎纸。
• The papers smelt musty and stale.
  那些文件有一股陈腐的霉味。
• I've given it a good airing, but it's still a little bit musty.
  我把房间好好地通了通风，但还是有点霉味。
• Child-rearing values-sacrifice, stability, dependability, maturity-seem stale and musty by comparison.
  而牺牲、稳定、可靠及成熟等育儿的价值观似乎已经过时了。