dodgy
['dɔdʒi]
adj.狡猾的, 躲闪的, 不可靠的, 危险的
例句与用法:
Cycle across America? Sounds a bit dodgy to me.
骑自行车横越美国? 听起来有些冒险。
He's a dodgy bloke I wouldn't trust him an inch.
他是个诡计多端的家伙——我一点都不相信他。
词形变化:
形容词比较级: dodgier | 形容词最高级: dodgiest |
a.
1. 逃避的
2. 狡猾的
dodgy['dɔdʒi]adj.1.■狡诈的,狡猾的,耍花招的,巧妙的2.■躲避的,闪避的,逃避的,规避的,推托的3.■[英国、澳大利亚、新西兰口语]难办的,难弄的,难处理的,棘手的;需熟练或细心地应付的4.■[英国英语]不稳定的,不正常的,不可靠的5.■靠不住的;冒险的,担风险的变形adj.dodgierdodgiest
dodgydodgy[ˈdɔdʒi]adj.1.■躲躲闪闪的; 支支吾吾的; 会掩饰的2.■[俚]机警的, 巧妙的
(dodgier, dodgiest)
- (Brit. informal)dishonest or unreliable
(英,非正式)不诚实的;不可靠的
a dodgy second-hand car salesman.
奸诈的二手车车商。
■potentially dangerous
有潜在危险的
activities like these could be dodgy for your heart.
这些活动可能会对你的心脏不好。
■of low quality
劣质的
Spurs' dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0 lead.
马刺队因差劲的防守而痛失2比0的领先局面。
adverb
dodginess
noun
dodgy
形容词 dodgy:
of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk- New Yorker
marked by skill in deception
同义词:crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
dodgy
■"Liverpool's back four have struggled at times this season, but if you have a back four that's struggling, with a dodgy keeper behind them, then it's the end of the story.
“他与克莱门斯非常相似,也可能是唯一的雷纳,如果本赛季我们没有雷纳的话,我们这个赛季的麻烦还会更大。”
■"They won`t remember dodgy goals at Anfield or bad decisions in Monaco."
“他们不会记得安菲尔德的莫须有进球,也不会记得摩纳哥的糟糕换人。”
■"Essien is known for a few dodgy tackles. But Ossie is still walking and that's the main thing.
“埃辛以一些危险的铲球而著称。但是最重要的是当时奥西在走动。”
■a dodgy plan
一个冒险的计划
■a dodgy person
一个诡计多端的人
■Those loans to dodgy borrowers have been bundled up into fancy financial vehicles known as structured products, and it is proving hard to sort out the mess.
一些款项贷给了不合格的借款者,然后又被捆绑进一种叫做结构化产品的错综复杂的投资工具之中,于是造成了现在难以收拾的烂摊子。
■Some lending in central and eastern Europe has been particularly dodgy.
一些贷向欧洲中东部地区的资金更是难以厘清。
■a dodgy chair
一把不牢靠的椅子
■27. Unlike Monsieur Yquem's dodgy plonk, this book is the genuine article.
不像以奎姆酒先生精心包装过的劣等廉价葡萄酒,本书是货真价实的好文章。
■Unfortunately, the IASB lost first its nerve and then the plot in response to pressure from those exposed to toxic and dodgy assets.
不幸,领航者首先失了方寸,面对隐藏有毒资产和带有欺诈成分的资产的压力,难以拿出方略。
■CHINESE students may come top of the world league in mathematics, yet the country's economic numbers are notoriously dodgy.
中国学生可以进入世界级的数学比赛,但是中国的经济数字却仍然声名狼藉。
■Speculation that Mrs Clinton's approval might be held up because dodgy non-Americans had donated to her husband's foundation did not materialise.
之前有人曾怀疑,克林顿基金接纳动机不明的国外人士捐款,可能会影响外委会对夫人的支持;但是现在看来这大可不必。
■Panic was rising and falling in Jon's throat. It was a rogue stone on his downward descent that had wrenched his dodgy ankle, weakened from an old football injury, and sent him crashing to the ground.
乔心中惊恐万分,下山时踩到了一块挺邪门的石头,崴了脚踝,那里本来就带有踢球的旧伤,这让他更疼痛难忍,一下跌倒在地。
■It is also because by restoring the judges, and thereby reopening the case of Mr Musharraf's dodgy re-election, Mr Sharif hopes to oust his former ouster.
也是因为他帮助法官复职的行为,此举使得可以重启对穆沙拉夫推迟大选的诉讼,谢里夫想要驱逐以前驱逐他的人。
■Frightening to think how good he would have been without dodgy knees and the refueling problem.
他不愿去想如果不酗酒,膝盖没受伤的话自己会有多好。
■He is a deft campaigner, admitting to flaws, while sparing audiences details (adultery, dodgy friends, apparent conflicts of interest) that they can look up on the web.
他是一个经验丰富的竞选者,当听众们为他们从网络上了解的事情(通奸、不良的朋友、明显的社会矛盾)争论时,他承认了这些缺点。
■He' s a dodgy bloke I wouldn' t trust him an inch.
他是个诡计多端的家伙--我一点都不相信他.
■He's a dodgy bloke I wouldn't trust him an inch.
他是个诡计多端的家伙——我一点都不相信他。
■He's a dodgy bloke, I wouldn't trust him an inch.
他是个诡计多端的家伙,我一点都不相信他.
■He made a lot of money, using some very dodgy methods.
他采用极其狡诈的手段赚了许多钱。
■But it will consist overwhelmingly of the dodgy bits of the investment bank (such as its leveraged-loan and property activities), which will probably be wound up over several years.
但是其由高风险部份组成的投行(例如扛杆贷款及产权业务),可能将在几年结束。
■” But many think it demonstrates that Britain is better at keeping dodgy business under wraps.
但是很多人认为,这证明英国善于秘密从事那些不老实的交易。
■But we were that kind of thief that rather eased the dodgy deed along, than did it.
但是我们是那种不会轻易出手的贼,为了避免危险发生。
■Yet the Treasury's insurance scheme for banks' dodgy loans could well lead to public ownership for LBG.
但是财政部为银行不良贷款提供的保险很可能致使LBG国有化。
■Be careful when you buy things at the market, there's a lot of dodgy stuff on scale there.
你在市场买东西得小心,那里有很多可疑商品。
■The agreement, if it does materialise, will certainly disappoint those who think that China is becoming warier of doing deals that fortify dodgy dictators.
假如合同真的生效了,一直以为中国和独裁者做交易时会变得更加谨慎的人肯定会失望的。
■Suppose a company finds something dodgy on the internet about a candidate.
假设一家公司在网上发现了有关应聘者的说不清楚的事情。
■The All Stars boss Ricky Tomlinson managed to infiltrate the 'behind-closed-doors' session - with the help of some rather dodgy sunglasses - and he'll no doubt be wary of what was on display.
全明星队的主帅里奇-汤木林森成功地贯彻了“只字不提”的思想,关于全明星队的阵容名单对外界媒体无可奉告;他对这场的比赛的谨慎程度可想而知。
■One of these is a bunch of farmers with dodgy business ties;the other is a bunch of homophobes who flirt with anti-Semitism.
其中之一是一帮不守诚信的农民组成的商业联盟,另一个是和反犹太主义者眉来眼去的一帮同性恋歧视者。
■dodgy venture
冒险行为
■Crude oil sits idle in Asian ports and outside refineries, waiting to benefit from further price hikes, in much the same way as dodgy mortgages are traded at the fringes of a bank's balance sheet.
原油在亚洲的许多港口和提炼工厂闲置着,等待从价格上涨中进一步受益,这与狡猾的按揭贷款交易打银行资产负债表擦边球的行为殊途同归。
■Dodgy governments, rich in resources and eager for loans, may likewise view China's government as a creditor of choice.
同样的,那些资源丰富、渴求贷款而老奸巨猾的政府也可能认为中国政府是最好的债权人。
■I hear there's some dodgy scangers about.
听说附近总有些鬼鬼祟祟的家伙。
■You're a mess,Harry. Skulking around Knockturn Alley? Dodgy place.
哈里,你晕了头了,要避开“翻倒巷”那个迷惑人的地方.
■The only surprise was that it took a dodgy 28th-minute penalty for Liverpool to extend their lead, when Gabriel Heinze was adjudged to have handled when the ball struck his shoulder.
唯一令人想不到的是在28分钟时利物浦获得了一个点球来扩大比分,当球击到海因策的肩膀时,裁判判了他手球犯规。
■The only logical thing to do was come straight in after one more lap rather than waste any more time on that dodgy second set of tyres.
唯一合理的事就是下一圈马上进站,免得在第二套烂轮胎上浪费太多时间。
■Ah yes, China's dodgy human rights record.
啊,是的,中国的难弄的人权记录。
■Because of the dodgy methods used to ship goods to Russia, there are no receipts for claiming the rebates.
因为他们采用投机取巧的方法出口毛皮到俄罗斯,无法获得申报退税的收据。
■Mr Goodyear says he began negotiations 15 months ago, giving credence to Temasek's claim that his appointment is not a knee-jerk reaction to a few dodgy investments.
固特异先生说他和新加坡政府的谈判在15个月之前已经开始了,强调这次人事更替不简单是对目前投资失误而作出的仓促决定。
■Congress will have to approve spending of seven hundred billion dollars of taxpayers' money on buying up bank's dodgy loans.
国会将不得不通过该项计划,同意用7000亿公帑来填补银行的亏空。
■The country's numbers are certainly dodgy: the components of GDP do not add up, and the data are always published suspiciously early.
国家的数据显然是有水分的:GDP的各种成分并没有增加,而且数据发布总是过早,不免令人生疑。
■The dodgy recruitment drive is the latest phase of a campaign to emasculate Mr Yushchenko, which began at the start of the unlikely cohabitation of the two Viktors.
在两个不一样的维克多并存开始,对尤先科的限制一直在进行,最近阶段的活动是招募人员来现在限制尤先科。
■Nevermind the dodgy 3G the tough sales targets or those allegations of poor working conditions on Apple's ( NSDQ: AAPL) Chinese production line;
在苹果(纳斯达克:AAPL)的中国产线上,别去管什么骗人的3G、紧迫的销售目标、或者对糟糕工作条件的辩解;
■Amid the duck islands and dodgy mortgages, the turfing out of rogues might have been expected to top the wish list.
在鸭岛和假按揭丑闻中,让这些无赖卷铺盖或许是最紧迫的事情。
■The weather is going to be dodgy, maybe just because we changed the date of the race.
天气是狡猾狡猾滴,或许因为我们改了比赛日期的关系。
■If you get into any dodgy situations, call me.
如果你遇上什么难事,给我打电话。
■Some members of the faculty think this a bit dodgy.
学校有些教职员工认为这是狡猾之举。
■Though many Republicans admire him for curbing crime in New York and keeping cool on September 11th 2001, they are less impressed by his tolerance for legal abortion and dodgy henchmen.
尽管许多共和党人敬佩他控制纽约犯罪和其2001年9月11日镇定自若的表现,他对非法堕胎和不诚实的心腹的容忍使他失去不少尊敬。
■Subcontracting, which is common both in farming and in the construction business, makes it difficult to punish companies for employing dodgy workers.
工程分包在农业及建筑业中是很常见的,这使得处罚那些雇用非法工人的公司变得很困难。
■Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, has given assurance that he will tame the ISI.But a civilian with a dodgy past will find it hard to tackle what Pakistanis call Invisible Soldiers Inc.
巴总统扎尔达理保证掌控ISI,可是他出身平民,有曾有不光彩的过往,要对付起这个巴民众称为“隐形军士公司”的组织恐怕不会容易。