(of a place)extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
(尤指地方因贫穷或遭忽略而)肮脏的,令人讨厌的
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the squalid, overcrowded prison .那个肮脏、拥挤的监狱。
showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards
卑鄙的,恶劣的,道德败坏的
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a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment .一个想使他们摆脱选举困窘的卑劣企图。
"late 16th cent.: from Latin