DISHONEST1 dishonest2 secretly dishonest3 when someone or something seems dishonest4 dishonest behaviourRELATED WORDSoppositeHONESTto take part in something dishonest 参与某件不诚实的事TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED (7)see alsoCHEATILLEGALLIESTEALCRIME1 dishonest 不诚实的dishonest /dɪsˈɒnɪst, dɪsˈɒnəstǁ-ˈɑː-/ [adjective]someone who isdishonest tells lies or tries to trick people or steal things 不诚实的 A few dishonest dealers give the used car trade a bad name. 少数奸商给旧车交易这个行业造成了不好的名声。 a dishonest politician 一个不诚实的政客 People on welfare are often wrongly characterized as lazy or dishonest. 领取福利救济的人常被错误地认为是懒惰或不诚实的。it is dishonest of somebody to do something It was dishonest of him to suggest that he actually had a degree from Oxford - he was just there for one term. 他不诚实地说他确实拥有牛津大学学位，实际上他仅在那里读了一个学期。corrupt /kəˈrʌpt/ [adjective]acorrupt politician, official, or police officer uses their power in a dishonest way for their own advantage, for example by accepting money from people in return for helping them 〔政客、官员或警察〕贪污的；腐败的，腐化的 In the 1970s, the city's police force was among the most corrupt in the nation. 20世纪70年代该市的警察部门属于全国最腐败的。 Corrupt customs officials have helped the drug trade to flourish. 腐化的海关官员帮助毒品贸易兴旺起来。 Perez said that there were virtually no procedures in place to weed out corrupt officials. 佩雷斯说几乎没有可行的程序来铲除那些贪官污吏。crooked /ˈkrʊkɪd, ˈkrʊkəd/ [adjective]someone who iscrooked is involved in illegal or dishonest business activities 不诚实的；不正当的；欺诈的 A crooked civil servant sold hundreds of British passports on the black market, a court heard yesterday. 昨天的庭审中揭露出一个行为不端的公务员在黑市上卖出数百本英国护照。crooked (business) deal The land was obtained in a crooked business deal between politicians and an Arizona savings and loans association. 这块地是在一次政客与亚利桑那储贷协会之间的不正当交易中得到的。crook /krʊk/ [countable noun]someone who is involved in dishonest and usually criminal activities, especially someone who gets money by cheating people 〔尤指骗人钱财的〕骗子，恶棍 Collins called the governor a crook and said he should be removed from office. 柯林斯把州长称作骗子，并说应该把他赶下台。bent /bent/ [adjective]British spokenuse this about someone in an official position, who uses their power illegally or dishonestly 【英口】贪赃枉法的；滥用职权的 Half the inspectors here are bent. 这里的巡官有一半是贪赃枉法的。 A few bent coppers can give the whole police force a bad name. 几个贪赃枉法的警察足以给整个警察部门带来坏名声。unscrupulous /ʌnˈskruːpjɑləs/ [adjective]someone who isunscrupulous uses dishonest and unfair methods to get what they want, and does not care if they harm other people 不择手段的；肆无忌惮的；无道德原则的 Isn't it time we did something to protect the elderly from unscrupulous business people? 我们是否该采取些措施来保护老年人免受奸商的欺骗？ Morgan admitted that some of his actions may have been unscrupulous, but he denied doing anything illegal. 摩根承认他有些行为可能不太道德，但他否认自己做过任何违法的事。2 secretly dishonest 狡猾欺诈的devious /ˈdiːviəs/ [adjective]someone who isdevious tries to get what they want by secretly using clever plans to trick people, so you can never be sure what their real intentions are 狡猾的，欺诈的 You have to be pretty devious to be successful in that sort of business. 你想要在那种生意上发迹，就得相当狡诈。 In the film, he plays a devious defence lawyer named Richard Adler. 他在那部影片中扮演一个名叫理查德·阿德勒的奸滑的辩护律师。sneaky /ˈsniːki/ [adjective]someone who issneaky does things secretly and tricks people in order to get what they want 鬼鬼祟祟的，偷偷摸摸的 You never know what's going on in that sneaky mind of his. 你永远也不知道他鬼鬼祟祟的脑子里在想些什么。 Watch out for Andy. He can be really sneaky. 要当心安迪这家伙，他很鬼头鬼脑。sly /slaɪ/ [adjective]someone who issly deliberately and cleverly hides their real intentions and feelings in order to get what they want, without other people realizing what they are doing 狡猾的，诡诈的 Children of that age can be very sly. 那个年龄的孩子可以是非常诡诈的。sly smile/look/expression etc A sly look crossed his face when Patsy mentioned the money. 帕齐提到这笔钱的时候，一丝诡秘的神色从他脸上掠过。slyly [adverb] They had slyly arranged to have the party while we were away. 我们外出时，他们偷偷地安排了搞这次聚会。underhandBritish/underhandedAmerican /ˌʌndəʳˈhænd◂, ˌʌndəʳˈhændd◂/ [adjective]underhand methods or ways of doing things involve secretly deceiving people in an unfair way in order to get what you want without them knowing your intentions 〔方法或行动〕不光彩的，偷偷摸摸的；秘密的 In a series of very smart, underhand moves, Browne gradually gained control of the company. 经过一连串非常巧妙的、不光彩的行动，布朗逐渐控制了公司。 A federal judge criticized U.S. immigration officials for ‘underhanded tactics’ to deny asylum to Haitians. 一位联邦法院法官批评美国移民局官员以“卑鄙手段”拒绝给海地难民提供庇护。 She accused the council of behaving in an ‘underhand’ manner and said residents should have been consulted. 她指责委员会行为“不光彩”，并说应该和居民商议。3 when someone or something seems dishonest 某人或某物看上去不诚实suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/ [adjective]use this about behaviour or a situation that makes you think that someone is doing something dishonest 〔行为或情况〕可疑的 It all seems very suspicious to me. Where did he get all that money from? 这一切在我看来都非常可疑。他是从哪儿弄来那些钱的？ The circumstances surrounding McBain's death are suspicious. 麦克贝恩的死因很可疑。 He glanced around, satisfied that nobody was taking any notice of his suspicious behaviour, then opened the door. 他往四周看看，知道没有人在注意他那可疑举止，便开了门。suspicious-looking There was a suspicious-looking man standing in a doorway across the street. 有个看上去可疑的男子站在街对面的门口。suspiciously [adverb]behave/act suspiciously The victim was attacked after spotting the men acting suspiciously outside his house in Bracknell, Berkshire. 受害者在伯克郡布拉克内尔的家门外看到行迹可疑的男子后遭到袭击。shady /ˈʃeɪdi/ [adjective]use this to describe business deals or the people involved in them, when they seem dishonest or illegal, especially because the business is secret 〔商业交易或所涉及的人〕不诚实的，不可靠的〔尤因交易是秘密进行的〕 His acceptance of an interest-free £125,000 loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least. 他从一个不正当商人那里得到一笔125,000英镑的免息贷款，这件事至少是有可疑之处。shady deal He has been mixed up in a number of shady deals in the Cayman Islands. 他和开曼群岛的一些不诚实交易有瓜葛。shifty /ˈʃɪfti/ [adjective]someone who isshifty looks or behaves as if they are doing or planning something dishonest 诡诈的；耍花招的 There's something shifty about that guy. 那家伙有些诡诈。 a shifty, fast-talking lawyer 一个诡诈的、巧舌如簧的律师dodgy /ˈdɒdʒiǁˈdɑː-/ [adjective]British informalprobably dishonest, although you are not sure of the facts - use this especially to say that you do not want to be involved with someone or something 【英，非正式】狡诈的；不可信的〔尤用于你不想跟某人或某事有关〕 Don't buy a car from him, he's a real dodgy character. 别向他买车，他这人极其狡诈。 The whole thing looks distinctly dodgy to me. 整件事在我看来分明很诡诈。dubious/questionable /ˈdjuːbiəsǁˈduː-, ˈkwestʃənəbəl/ [adjective]use this about someone's behaviour or a business arrangement that does not seem completely right or correct, so that you think it is probably dishonest 〔某人的行为或某项商业安排〕不诚实的，可疑的，有问题的 He had been involved in some questionable business activities at one time. 他曾经涉入一些可疑的商业活动之中。 Marantz resigned after discovering that dubious business deals were being negotiated by his fellow officials. 马兰兹发现他的同事在与别人洽谈可疑的商业交易后就辞职了。highly dubious/questionable The whole deal seems highly dubious to me. 整个交易在我看来非常可疑。be up to no good /biː ˌʌp tə nəʊ ˈgʊd/ [verb phrase]informaluse this about someone you think is doing or planning something dishonest, even though you do not know exactly what it is 【非正式】不干什么好事；打坏主意 If you ask me, that husband of hers is up to no good. 要我说呀，她那个老公不是好东西。 Anyone waiting around on street corners at night must be up to no good. 夜里在街角等候的人肯定不干什么好事。4 dishonest behaviour 不诚实的行为dishonesty /dɪsˈɒnɪsti, dɪsˈɒnəstiǁ-ˈɑː-/ [uncountable noun]dishonest behaviour 不诚实〔正直〕的行为 Are you accusing me of dishonesty? 你是在指责我不老实吗? The report accuses both politicians of dishonesty and of misrepresenting the facts. 报道指责这两位政客都不诚实，并且歪曲事实。corruption /kəˈrʌpʃən/ [uncountable noun]when someone who works for the government, the police etc uses their power dishonestly to get money or gain an advantage 〔政府人员、警察等〕以权谋私；腐败；贪污 The chief of police was forced to resign after allegations of corruption. 警察局长被指控有腐败行为后被迫辞职。 The administration has frequently been accused of corruption and abuse of power. 该政府经常被指责腐败，滥用职权。widespread corruption Corruption has become so widespread there that you almost can't imagine the system working without it. 在那里腐败成风，你几乎无法想象该制度如果没有了腐败该怎么维持下去。bribery /ˈbraɪbəri/ [uncountable noun]when someone offers money to a politician or government official in order to persuade them to do something 贿赂 Officials said the bribery investigation would continue. 官员表示对贿赂行为的调查将继续进行。 US firms are alleged to have used bribery to win contracts. 美国公司被指控以贿赂手段来争取合同。 Several politicians are linked to the bribery and sex scandal. 好几位政客与贿赂和性丑闻有牵连。bribery and corruption One of Murrow's chief campaign promises was to do something about bribery and corruption. 默罗的其中一项主要竞选承诺是要向贿赂和腐败开刀。graft /grɑːftǁgræft/ [uncountable noun]Americandishonest behaviour by politicians who accept money from companies in return for helping them 【美】〔政客的〕受贿，贪污 Stevens was in court yesterday facing charges of graft and tax evasion. 史蒂文斯昨天在法庭上面对受贿和逃税的指控。 A major investigation is underway to root out graft there, he said. 他说为了把那里的受贿行为连根拔除，一项重要的调查正在进行。sharp practice /ˌʃɑːʳp ˈprækts/ [uncountable noun]Britishbusiness activities or ways of making money that are clever and dishonest, though not actually illegal 【英】不诚实的交易手段 We couldn't discover anything specific, but there was definitely some sharp practice going on. 我们未能找到具体证据，但他们肯定在搞什么不正当的交易。 His grandfather had made a fortune out of a piece of commercial sharp practice in the 19th century. 他祖父在19世纪靠一次不诚实的商业交易发了大财。dirty tricks /ˌdɜːʳti ˈtrɪks/ [plural noun]dishonest activities that are designed to gain political advantage, for example by spreading false information about your opponents 卑鄙手段，下流的诡计〔如发放对手的假消息以获取政治上的优势〕 Burrows denied that members of his election staff had been involved in dirty tricks. 伯罗斯否认他的竞选班子中有成员牵涉到不诚实的伎俩里。 The book focuses on the dirty tricks, break-ins, and illegal campaign contributions of the 1972 presidential election. 这本书着力记述了1972年的总统大选中发生的种种政客伎俩、破门入室以及非法的竞选资助金等事情。dirty tricks campaign They had carried out a dirty tricks campaign to discredit opposition leaders. 他们用了一系列有预谋的卑鄙手段来败坏反对派领袖的名声。