| 单词 | dishonest |
| 释义 | Word family noun honesty ≠ dishonesty adjective honest ≠ dishonest adverb honestly ≠ dishonestly dis·hon·est /dɪsˈɒnɪst $ -ˈɑː-/ adjective DISHONESTnot honest, and so deceiving or cheating people 不诚实的；不老实的 OPP honest dishonest traders 奸商 People on welfare are wrongly seen as lazy or dishonest. 靠福利救济的人被误以为懒惰或不老实。 —dishonestly adverb A person is guilty of theft if he or she dishonestly obtains property. 一个人如果以不诚实的手段获取财物，那就是犯了偷盗罪。 THESAURUSdishonest behaving in a way that is intended to deceive people, for example by lying, cheating, or stealing 不诚实的Are you accusing me of being dishonest? 你在指责我不诚实吗？The money was acquired through dishonest means. 这笔钱是通过不正当的手段取得的。nPeople are no longer surprised to find that politicians are dishonest.corrupt using your power in a dishonest way for your own advantage – used about people in official positions 〔官员〕贪污的,腐败的corrupt politicians 腐败的政客Law and order has broken down, and most government officials are corrupt. 治安已经崩溃,大部分政府官员贪污腐败。devious /ˈdiːviəs/ good at secretly thinking of clever plans to trick people in order to get what you want 狡诈的You have a very devious mind! 你脑子里尽是些狡诈的念头！ They use all kinds of devious methods to find out your personal details. 他们不择手段地获取你的个人信息。underhand British English, underhanded American English underhand methods involve secretly deceiving people in order to get what you want 〔方法〕秘密的，奸诈的In a series of underhand moves, Browne managed to gain control of the company. 布朗通过一连串秘密活动获得了公司的控制权。sneaky doing or saying things secretly, in a way that seems wrong because it is slightly dishonest or unfair 偷偷摸摸的,鬼鬼祟祟的 It was pretty sneaky when the bank charged me interest on my account without telling me. 银行没有通知就从我的账户里扣取利息,这种做法很不光明正大。sly deliberately behaving in a way that hides what you are really thinking or doing, in a way that is slightly dishonest 狡猾的,诡秘的Lucy decided not to tell him where she was going. She was often a bit sly like that. 露西决定不告诉他自己要去哪里。 她经常这样有点诡秘。He’s a sly old fox. 他是个狡猾的老狐狸。unscrupulous /ʌnˈskruːpjələs/ using dishonest and unfair methods to get what you want, without caring if you harm other people 不择手段的,无耻的Some unscrupulous companies try to persuade people to borrow huge sums of money. 一些无耻的公司试图劝说人们大量借款。fraudulent /ˈfrɔːdjələnt $ ˈfrɒːdʒə-/ formal deliberately deceiving people in an illegal way in order to gain money or power 诈骗的You will be prosecuted if you make a fraudulent claim on your insurance policy. 企图骗取保险金会遭起诉。nseeming to be dishonestsuspicious if someone or something seems suspicious, they make you think that something dishonest or illegal is happeningThe police are treating the boy’s death as suspicious.dubious if something seems dubious, you think it may not be completely true, right, or honestHe has a rather dubious reputation.It all sounds highly dubious to me.the country’s dubious record on human rightsshady shady business deals or people seem to be dishonest or connected with secret and illegal activitiesSeveral senior members of the party had been involved in shady deals.a shady charactershifty someone who looks shifty looks as if they are doing or planning something dishonestThe man on the market stall looked a bit shifty when he gave me my change.dodgy British English informal probably dishonest and not to be trusted – used especially to say that you do not want to be involved with someone or somethingThere’s something a bit dodgy about him.dodgy business dealsExamples from the Corpusdishonest• For instance, referring to the title, some characters are just and immoral, some are fair and dishonest.• They say our commanders are dishonest.• People on welfare are often wrongly characterized as lazy or dishonest.• A few dishonest dealers give the used car trade a bad name.• A second form of corruption was dishonest dealing by the officers of the law.• Any kind of sharp practice or dishonest dealing will infallibly ruin his career.• It was dishonest, he felt.• I don't think he was being dishonest - he just didn't know the truth.• a dishonest lawyer• It was dishonest of him to suggest that he actually had a degree from Oxford - he was just there for one term.• There were even rebelliously honest policemen, who might blow the whistle on the dishonest ones.• A store presumably would not authorise dishonest persons putting items intended to be stolen even into the shop's trolley.• a dishonest politiciandis·hon·est adjective →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable or Corpus not deceiving cheating and honest, so |
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