Grime

grime



Y

塵垢



D



–noun 

1. dirt, soot (煤灰), or other filthy matter, 

esp. adhering to or embedded in a surface.  



–verb (used with object)

 2. to cover with dirt; make very dirty; soil.  









　

If you’re looking for a safe bet, or if you simply loath[e] modern orange actors like Matthew McConaughey, 



Hulu.com is now streaming The Taking of Pelham One Two Three in its entirety. Judging from the above poster, the film looks like a pulpfest, and to a degree it is, but it’s also an overlooked, hardboiled thriller with two no-bullshit performances from the late greats, Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. Arguably a third star in the film is New York City; 



the metropolis’s daily [grind] and ’70s [grime] 



is so well captured by director Joseph Sargent viewers practically suffer the screeches and the subway smells. 



And then there’s the perfect ending. We don’t mean to nag, but with a remake starring Denzel and Travolta due in 2009, you might want to check it out while the plotting and twists remain fresh.





strident strident [insects] [hinges], a strident tone in his [writings] 

screech the screech of [owls] [brakes], disagreeable, lack of dignity

squeal 



tumultuous

raucous



raucous 吵鬧噪音單字大集合





loath

We were [nothing loath] to try the new game;

[Nothing loath], we plunged in.



dingy 

玷污單字大集合



mottle 

to mark or diversify with spots or blitches, 斑駁是也

tarnish 

to dull the luster of a metallic surface, esp. by oxidation, 氧化是也

grime

dirt, soot adhering or embedded in a surface, 表面頑垢是也

sully