shenanigans

英 [ʃɪˈnænɪɡənz]

美 [ʃɪˈnænɪɡənz]

n.  诡计; 恶作剧; 耍手腕; 鬼把戏

COCA.19987

牛津词典

noun

• 诡计；恶作剧；耍手腕；鬼把戏
  secret or dishonest activities that people find interesting or amusing

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL (尤指可笑、有趣的)恶作剧，诡计，鬼把戏
  You can useshenanigansto refer to rather dishonest or immoral behaviour, especially when you think it is amusing or interesting.
  1. ...the private shenanigans of public figures.
     公众人物见不得人的诡计

双语例句

• Many foreign observers look at the US budget shenanigans with confusion and dismay, wondering how a country that seems to have it all can manage its fiscal affairs so chaotically.
  许多外国观察人士带着困惑而失望的眼神关注着美国的预算闹剧，他们不明白一个似乎拥有一切资源的国家怎么会将财政事务管理得如此混乱。
• I wanna know what kind of shenanigans you're up to.
  我想知道你在耍什么诡计。
• "Most four-year state universities are not having the same types of shenanigans," he says.
  卡特说：大多数的四年制州立大学没有这种造假情况。
• They would remember the shenanigans, the Ali Shuffle, the Rope-a-Dope, the fact that Ali had brought beauty and grace to the most uncompromising of sports.
  他们会记住虚晃动作、阿里曳步、借助绳索闪躲，以及阿里为最凶悍的体育运动带来了美和魅力这一事实。
• The dispute erupted on Monday when Mr Block gave a presentation to hedge funds in London accusing the Singapore-listed company of being a black hole of excessive debt and accounting shenanigans.
  纠纷于周一爆发。布洛克在伦敦向数家冲基金做报告时，指控在新加坡上市的奥兰是一个负债累累、存在财务欺诈的黑洞。
• When the trail of crimes and shenanigans led directly to the White House, Nixon was forced to resign in August 1974.
  当对这些罪行和阴谋的审判直接指向白宫时，尼克松最终被迫于1974年8月辞职。
• Unfortunately, with the Republican shenanigans of recent days, we might as well all learn a new national anthem.
  不幸的是，鉴于这段时间共和党人的瞎搞，我们也可能将全民学习一首新国歌。
• So far, the markets have taken a relaxed view of the fiscal shenanigans.
  目前为止，市场对这种财政上的“把戏”还是持放松态度的。
• A devout Christian, Washington is well-known for not partaking in any of the usual shenanigans that Hollywood stars are partial to.
  作为一个诚挚的基督徒，华盛顿以从不参加好莱坞明星所热衷的一切消遣娱乐而闻名。
• Discussion of the debt ceiling debate has become the one of the most overhyped factors in global markets and it is a little depressing to analyze the political shenanigans going on in Washington.
  关于债务上限辩论的讨论已经成为全球市场过度炒作最严重的因素之一，而且，分析正在华盛顿上演的这出政治闹剧难免使人沮丧。