垢

dirt

disgrace

垢[gòu]

-（脏东西）dirt;filth;stains:
dustanddirt;尘垢
dentalcalculus;牙垢
-（耻辱）disgrace;humiliation;shame:
silentlyendurehumiliationandinsult含垢忍辱
-（水垢）scale:
pipescale管垢
-（邪恶;邪恶的人或事）evil:
shelterevilpeopleandcountenanceevilpractices藏污纳垢
-（污秽;肮脏）dirty;filthy;stained:
withdishevelled[unkempt]hairandadirty[anunwashed]face蓬头垢面

污垢常引起疾病。
Dirt often bring on disease.

我怎样才能把墙上的污垢去掉呢？
How can I get the dirt off the walls?

她从指甲里剔掉污垢。
She cleaned the dirt from her finger-nails.

他擦去地板上的污垢。
He scoured off the dirt from the floor.

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