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。
underhandBritish EnglishBrE, underhandedAmerican EnglishAmEunderhand 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 dishonest
suspicious if someone or something seems suspicious, they make you think that something dishonest or illegal is happening
The police are treating the boy’s death as suspicious.
dubious if something seems dubious, you think it may not be completely true, right, or honest
Several senior members of the party had been involved in shady deals.
a shady character
shifty someone who looks shifty looks as if they are doing or planning something dishonest
The man on the market stall looked a bit shifty when he gave me my change.
dodgyBritish EnglishBrE informal probably dishonest and not to be trusted – used especially to say that you do not want to be involved with someone or something
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem不誠實;似乎不老實▸➤become變得不老實▸➤consider sth, regard sth as認為⋯不誠實◇What they are doing is not considered dishonest.他們正在做的事不算是騙人。ADVERB➤deeply, thoroughly, very極其/十分/非常不老實▸➤downright完全不老實◇I think he's downright dishonest!我認為他一點兒也不老實!➤basically, fundamentally基本不誠實➤intellectually學術不端
dishonest ♦︎ devious ♦︎ hypocritical ♦︎ deceitful ♦︎ underhand ♦︎ lying ♦︎ two-facedThese words all describe people not being honest and intending to deceive people.这些词均表示人不诚实的、意图骗人的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be dishonest / devious / hypocritical of sb to do sth◆a dishonest / a devious / a hypocritical / a deceitful / an underhand manner / way◆dishonest / devious / deceitful / underhand tactics / means◆a dishonest / devious / underhand method◆dishonest / underhand dealings◆a lying / two-faced hypocrite◆to do something / nothing dishonest / underhand■dishonest (ratherformal) not honest; intending to deceive people不诚实的;骗人的;欺骗性的◆Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.在旅游区一定要谨防奸商。◆I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.我不喜欢他,如果假装喜欢,那我就不诚实了。OPPhonest ⇨ honest see also dishonesty ⇨ fraud1▸dishonestly
adverb
◆He was accused of dishonestly obtaining property.他被控以欺骗手段谋取财产。■devious ˈdiːviəs behaving in a dishonest or indirect way in order to get sth(有所图而)不诚实的,不直率的◆He's as devious as a politician needs to be.他有做政治人物要必备的那种狡猾。◆They got rich by devious means.他们不择手段大发横财。ⓘ Devious is used to describe people, their minds, plans and schemes, and the ways, means, methods and tactics that they use. * devious用于描述不诚实的人以及他们的心思和手段,搭配词有mind、plan、scheme、way、means、method和tactic。➡ See also the entry for cunning另见cunning条■hypocritical ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl (ratherformal) pretending to have moral standards or opinions that you do not actually have伪善的;虚伪的◆It would be hypocritical of me to have a church wedding when I don't believe in God.要是我不信上帝,却到教堂去举行婚礼,那我就虚伪了。▸hypocrisy hɪˈpɒkrəsi; NAmEhɪˈpɑːkrəsi
noun
[uncountable, countable] ◆ (ratherformal) It's hypocrisy for them to pretend they were shocked at the news.他们听到这个消息后装出一副震惊的样子,真虚伪。◆She refused to conform to the usual practices and hypocrisies of high society.她拒绝遵从上流社会的习俗和虚伪做法。▸hypocriteˈhɪpəkrɪt
noun
[countable] ◆Charles was a liar and a hypocrite who married her for her money.查尔斯为了得到她的钱而同她结婚,是个骗子和伪君子。■deceitful dɪˈsiːtfl (formal) behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true不诚实的;撒谎骗人的◆The government was accused of being hypocritical and deceitful.政府被指控伪善和欺骗民众。 see also deceit ⇨ fraud1NOTE辨析 Dishonest or deceitful?People talk about dishonest dealings/practices/conduct in business, in which people are tricked, as well as dishonest workmen(= people who do building work and repairs in your home who trick you). Deceitful is used especially to describe sb who has told you a lie. * dishonest可修饰dealings、practices或conduct,表示生意中的欺诈行为,也可修饰workman。deceitful尤用以描述撒谎的人。■underhandˌʌndəˈhænd; NAmEˌʌndərˈhænd (ratherformal) (of behaviour) secret and dishonest(行为)鬼鬼祟祟的,见不得人的◆I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.我从未想到她的行为竟如此见不得人。◆I promise you there's nothing underhand about this agreement.我向你保证,这项协议绝对是光明正大的。ⓘ Underhand is used to talk about the ways, methods, means and tactics that people use to get what they want. * underhand用于修饰人们为达到目的而采用的方式和手段,可搭配的词有way、method、means和tactic。■lying (informal, especiallyspoken) saying or writing sth that you know is not true撒谎的;说谎的◆You lying little toad!你这个撒谎的小讨厌鬼!■ˌtwo-ˈfaced (informal) not sincere; not acting in a way that supports what you say that you believe; saying different things to different people about a particular subject两面派的;言行不一的;阳奉阴违的◆He accused her of being a two-faced liar.他指责她是个阳奉阴违的骗子。