尘封 (chén fēng) — covered with dust, dusty; long-unused, idle, neglected
Definition
Literary adjective: 'sealed under dust' — literally dust-covered, but most often used figuratively for memories, files, or plans long untouched and forgotten.
adjective
covered with dustdustylong-unusedidleneglected
Examples
- 尘封。Tā cóng shū jià shàng qǔ xià le yì běn chén fēng de jiù shū.He took down an old dust-covered book from the shelf.
- 尘封。Nà xiē chén fēng de jì yì yòu fú xiàn zài tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng.Those long-buried memories surfaced again in his mind.
- 尘封，。Zhè ge jì huà yǐ jīng chén fēng le duō nián, xiàn zài zhōng yú chóng xīn qǐ dòng le.This plan had been idle for many years, and now it has finally been restarted.
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