underhanded

美 [ˈʌndərˈhændɪd]英 [ˌʌndəˈhændɪd]
  • adj.卑鄙的;秘密的;阴险的;(投球等)低手的,手不过肩的;欺诈的
underhandedunderhanded

adj

1
marked by deception
achieved success in business only by underhand methods
Synonym: sneaky underhand
2
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
an underhand pitch
an underhand stroke
Synonym: underhand underarm

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  1. 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。

  2. Marcel : You 're not worried that he 'll up the ante and try to do something even more underhanded ?

    马塞尔:你不担心他会狗急跳墙,做一些更加卑鄙的事情?

  3. Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics .

    更换职位的行为(尤指用隐秘的手段)。

  4. However , there was nothing underhanded in advocating such a program .

    然而,他们毫不隐瞒他们的这种纲领。

  5. Man ! Talk about an underhanded way to deliver a subpoena !

    先生!我们讨论一个秘密的方法送达传票吧!

  6. It was an underhanded attempt to win the contract for himself .

    这是他为自己赢得合同的不光彩尝试。

  7. But in softball , the pitcher must throw the ball underhanded .

    但垒球的投手必须用下手投球。

  8. On the other , capable of the most underhanded form of betrayal .

    另一方面,又能够作出大多数阴险的背信行为。

  9. After a few more incidents of underhanded behavior and performance issues , lafair had to fire the problem employee .

    之后,这名员工又做了些不够光明磊落的事,另外也是由于绩效问题,拉斐尔最终不得不把这名问题员工辞退。

  10. You don 't hide or swallow your anger , but you express it in an underhanded way .

    你没有隐藏或咽下自己愤怒,可是你在用低俗的方式表达。

  11. He played an underhanded trick on me .

    他跟我耍了一个卑劣的花招。

  12. Rivals like Pepsi accuse Coke of underhanded business practices , and soft drinks are seen as being a major cause of obesity .

    像百事可乐这样的对手指控可口可乐的经商方式很卑鄙,而且软饮料也被视为造成肥胖的主要原因。

  13. Please forgive me for this underhanded way of admitting I had turned forty . But Conseil had one flaw .

    请读者原谅我用这种说法来说我现在是四十岁可是康塞尔有缺点,

  14. Beckett had just brokered an underhanded deal with cigliutti .

    贝克特刚刚和西格鲁提进行了一场秘密交易。

  15. The store is underhanded in the Christmas season . But if a person has some weaknesses , we can point them out to him and meantime let him work .

    该商店在圣诞节期间缺少人手。有缺点可以跟他谈清楚,要放手地用人。

  16. These provincial outfits , which are less controlled by Beijing , are locked in a fierce , untidy and occasionally underhanded struggle for viewers .

    这些北京控制较少的省级广播机构,陷入了一场激烈混乱、间或使阴招的观众争夺战。

  17. A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways . By careful strategy he manages to push the proposal through .

    一个企图通过耍滑或秘密手段在一个机构团体中谋利的阴谋家。通过审慎的谋划,他成功地使该建议获得通过。

  18. What he did was selfish and underhanded .

    他所做的,是自私狡猾的。

  19. Senator Obama denied that charge Wednesday in Norfolk , Virginia , and accused the McCain campaign of waging a negative campaign against him that uses lies and underhanded tactics .

    奥巴马参议员星期三在维吉尼亚州诺福克竞选时否认对他的指责,并谴责麦凯恩竞选团队开展负面的竞选,使用谎言和卑鄙手段来诋毁他。

  20. The racism Huang encounters in Florida is not underhanded , implicit or subtle , as it often is for the many Asians from the professional classes living in and around the coastal cities where the American educated elite reside .

    和许多住在教育精英聚集的东西海岸地区的亚裔职业人士不一样,黄在佛罗里达遭受到的种族歧视不是偷偷摸摸、暗示性的,或是含蓄的。