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

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