grime
grime — noun
1. a thick, dark layer of dirt that sticks to surfaces, especially when it has buil
a thick, dark layer of dirt that sticks to surfaces, especially when it has built up over a long time from dust, smoke, or grease
A thick layer of grime had built up on the kitchen walls near the stove.
collocation: thick layer of grime
Charlotte spent the whole morning scrubbing the grime off the bathroom tiles.
The old statue in the park was covered in grime from years of traffic fumes.
Bao used a special cleaner to remove the grime from the oven door.
Decades of grime had turned the white window frames an ugly shade of grey.
- cleanliness
the state of being free from dirt
用法筆記
Frequently paired with verbs like 'scrub off', 'remove', 'wash away', and nouns like 'layer', 'build-up'.
常見錯誤
2. a fast-paced form of UK dance music with a heavy bass line and spoken lyrics, fi
a fast-paced form of UK dance music with a heavy bass line and spoken lyrics, first popular in the early 2000s
Kabir listens to grime almost every day on his way to work.
The grime scene first appeared in East London in the early 2000s.
collocation: grime scene
Ayana went to a grime concert last Friday and loved the energy of the crowd.
Many grime artists write lyrics about daily life in the city.
Brian's cousin produces grime tracks in a small studio near Manchester.
- UK garage
an earlier genre that influenced grime; slower and more focused on singing
- drill
a later, darker sub-genre of rap that shares grime's UK origins but has a different beat pattern
- drum and bass
a related fast-tempo electronic genre, but less focused on spoken lyrics
用法筆記
Unlike 'dirt' (sense 1), this sense always refers to the music genre and is typically used with modifiers like 'grime artist', 'grime track', or 'grime scene'.