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