underhanded

英 [ˌʌndəˈhændɪd]

美 [ˈʌndərˈhændɪd]

adj.  秘密的; 阴险的; 欺诈的; (投球等)低手的，手不过肩的

GRE

COCA.26494

英英释义

adj

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• What he did was selfish and underhanded.
  他所做的，是自私狡猾的。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• He played an underhanded trick on me.
  他跟我耍了一个卑劣的花招。
• 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。