shady

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shad·y /ˈʃeɪdi/ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp shadier, superlativesupl shadiest)

1 DARKprotected from the sun or producing shade 背阴的；成荫的

a shady street

背阴的街道

It was nice and shady under the trees.

树下好阴凉。

► see thesaurus at dark

2 SCCSUSPECTprobably dishonest or illegal 可能不诚实的，可疑的；不正当的 SYN suspicious

a shady character

一个鬼鬼祟祟的人

She’s been involved in some shady deals.

她参与了一些不正当的事情。

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shady• We'd suspected for a while she was involved in something a bit shady.• His acceptance of a huge loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least.• The dark, leafless cottonwoods and rustling wind give the shady canyon a decidedly spooky feel.• And he likes to see him-self as a romantically shady character.• It allows them to keep a beadier one on the shady characters behind the scenes.• These plants will grow best in shady conditions.• He has been mixed up in a number of shady deals in the Cayman Islands.• She's been involved in some shady deals.• Beyond him up the shady driveway is a three-story country house, a wide verandah all the way around it.• It helped several shady entrepreneurs to buy assets all over the world.• Wealthy nobles inhabited splendid villas surrounded by shady groves and fertile gardens.• From a place on the shady side I watched the most forlorn spectacle I have ever seen.• Others sat out on carpets beneath the shady trees enjoying the cool of the evening.• shady trees

shady character• And he likes to see him-self as a romantically shady character.• Freddie lived by his wits and he was involved with many shady characters.• A bit of a shady character, and a womanizer.• It allows them to keep a beadier one on the shady characters behind the scenes.

shad·y adjectiveadj

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