n.[U]
    
      - 污物;烂泥;灰尘![]() Wash that  dirt off your hands. 把你手上的脏东西洗掉。 
- 泥,土
- 无价值的东西![]() He treats her like  dirt. 他待她如敝屣。 
- 色情描写;下流话
- 【口】闲话;丑闻
 
  短语
  
    throw/fling dirt at
    
      - 中伤![]() Why did he  throw dirt at such an innocent girl? 他为什么要中伤一位如此天真的姑娘呢? 
treat sb. like (a piece of) dirt
    
      - 把某人看得一文不值![]() How could you  treat her like dirt? 你怎么能把她看得一文不值呢? 
 
  辨析
  
 
  n.
   - a substance, such as mud, that is regarded as dirty. ▸ informal excrement: ![]()  dog dirt. 
- loose soil or earth.
- informal scandalous or sordid information.
Phrase
  
    
      - eat dirt
 informal suffer insults or humiliation.
 
  Etymology
  ME: from ON drit ‘excrement’.