dust-covered; long forgotten
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be covered with dust; to be long forgotten or unused
literaryOften used metaphorically to describe memories, objects, or knowledge that have been neglected for a long time. It implies a state of neglect and passing time.
Gé阁
lóu楼
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
chén尘
fēng封
yǐ已
jiǔ久
de的
jiù旧
shū书
。
The attic is filled with old books that have been covered in dust for a long time.
Nà那
duàn段
tóng童
nián年
de的
jì记
yì忆
，
zǎo早
yǐ已
bèi被
chén尘
fēng封
zài在
xīn心
dǐ底
。
Those childhood memories have long been buried deep in my heart.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
yī一
zuò座
chén尘
fēng封
qiān千
nián年
de的
gǔ古
mù墓
。
The archaeologists opened an ancient tomb that had been sealed for a thousand years.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
de的
shè设
bèi备
yǐ已
jīng经
chén尘
fēng封
duō多
nián年
，
wú无
fǎ法
shǐ使
yòng用
。
The equipment in this factory has been lying idle and gathering dust for many years and is unusable.