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。
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