underhanded
英 [ʌndə'hændɪd]
美['ʌndɚ'hændɪd]
- adj. 卑劣的；秘密的；人手不足的
英英释义
- 1. marked by deception;
- "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
- 2. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level;
- "an underhand pitch"
- "an underhand stroke"
实用场景例句
- The store is underhanded in the Christmas season.
- 该商店在圣诞节期间缺少人手.
《简明英汉词典》
- I have laid the nanny off for her underhanded performance.
- 我辞退了保姆,因为她手脚不老实.
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- I have laid the biddy off for her underhanded performance.
- 我辞退了女佣,因为她手脚不老实.
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- But in softball, the pitcher must throw the ball underhanded.
- 但垒球的投手必须使用下手投球.
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- Man, talk about an underhanded way to deliver a subpoena!
- 嗨, 先生,用这种秘密方式给你送达传票.
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- The store is underhanded in busy season.
- 该商店在旺季期间缺少人手.
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双语例句
- 1. The store is underhanded in the Christmas season.
- 该商店在圣诞节期间缺少人手.
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- 2. He played an underhanded trick on me.
- 他跟我耍了一个卑劣的花招.
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- 3. A special news program exposed underhanded auto repair shops that are ripping off senior citizens.
- 一个特别新闻节目揭露了一家敲榨老年人的卑鄙的汽车维修店.
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- 4. I have laid the nanny off for her underhanded performance.
- 我辞退了保姆,因为她手脚不老实.
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- 5. Tom had just brokered an underhanded deal with Jerry.
- 汤姆刚刚和杰瑞进行了一场秘密交易.
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英文词源
- underhanded (adj.)
- in reference to a throw, etc., "performed or done with the knuckles turned under," 1807, from under + hand (n.). Compare underhand. As "in secret," from 1825; as "with too few people," from 1834. Related: Underhandedly; underhandedness.