grime

/ɡraɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡraɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrīm/ (ame, mw)

grime — noun

1. thick, greasy dirt that sticks firmly to a surface and is difficult to wash away

1.名詞B1
釋義

thick, greasy dirt that sticks firmly to a surface and is difficult to wash away — for example, the grime that builds up on a kitchen backsplash, a mechanic’s hands, or the windows of an old city building.

例句

After repairing the bicycle chain, Diego wiped the grime off his hands with an old rag.

collocation: wipe / scrub grime off

A thick layer of grey grime had settled on the windowsills of the empty factory.

collocation: a layer of grime

同義詞
  • dirt

    more general term for any unclean matter; grime is thicker and harder to remove

  • filth

    stronger, more disgusting than grime; often implies moral disgust as well

  • soot

    specifically black powder from smoke or fire; grime can include grease and dust too

反義詞

文法句型

grime + verb (build up, accumulate, cover)

grime + preposition (on, under, beneath)

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — cannot be used in the plural form (“grimes”). Often appears with verbs of cleaning (“scrub”, “wash”, “wipe”) or accumulation (“build up”, “settle”).

常見錯誤

❌The grimes on the kitchen tiles were hard to remove.
✅The grime on the kitchen tiles was hard to remove.
💡grime is uncountable; it cannot take a plural form.

2. a fast, energetic style of electronic dance music that started in London in the

2.名詞B2
釋義

a fast, energetic style of electronic dance music that started in London in the early 2000s, characterised by heavy bass, rapid breakbeats, and spoken or chanted vocals delivered by an MC.

例句

Fatima discovered grime through a friend and now listens to it every day on the bus.

The festival stage featured four grime artists whose fast beats kept the crowd jumping.

collocation: grime artist / grime MC

同義詞
  • UK garage

    the earlier genre that grime evolved from; slower and more soul-influenced

  • drum and bass

    another fast UK electronic genre; grime has a rawer, darker production style

  • drill

    a later rap subgenre that shares grime’s London roots but has a slower, trap-influenced beat

文法句型

grime + noun (artist, track, scene, producer)

play / listen to / produce grime

用法筆記

Uncountable noun. Not to be confused with ‘grunge’ (a 1990s rock genre). Grime emerged from UK garage, drum and bass, and jungle; it is closely associated with British youth culture.

常見錯誤

❌I love listening to grime music because it relaxes me.
✅I love listening to grime because the fast beats energise me.
💡grime is known for its high energy, not a calming effect; also 'grime music' is redundant, just say 'grime'.