sleaze

英 [sliːz]

美 [sliːz]

n.  (尤指政客或商人的)舞弊，欺诈，违法行为; (尤指涉及性行为的)污秽，肮脏，乌烟瘴气; 奸徒; 卑鄙的人; 下流坯

BNC.35491 / COCA.24754

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指政客或商人的）舞弊，欺诈，违法行为
  dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially by politicians or business people
  1. allegations of sleaze
     关于舞弊的指控
  2. The candidate was seriously damaged by the sleaze factor.
     那位候选人的形象因丑闻而受到严重损害。
• （尤指涉及性行为的）污秽，肮脏，乌烟瘴气
  behaviour or conditions that are unpleasant and not socially acceptable, especially because sex is involved
  1. the sleaze of a town that was once a naval base
     一度是海军基地的小城里那乌烟瘴气的社会氛围
• 奸徒；卑鄙的人；下流坯
  a dishonest or immoral person

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (尤指政治、商业、新闻、娱乐等方面存在的)肮脏，污秽，卑劣，不道德
  You usesleazeto describe activities that you consider immoral, dishonest, or not respectable, especially in politics, business, journalism, or entertainment.
  1. She claimed that an atmosphere of sleaze and corruption now surrounded the Government...
     她宣称一股肮脏腐败之风充斥着整个政府。
  2. The President denounced the press for engaging in 'sleaze' and called the story a lie.
     总统谴责媒体参与了肮脏交易，称该报道是谎言。
  3. ...porn movies and sleaze.
     色情片和烂片

英英释义

noun

• tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
  Synonym:cheapnesstackinesstat

双语例句

• I don't intend to use sleaze against my opponent although there are plenty of things in his personal life that the voters ought to know about.
  我并不想利用竞选对手的丑闻来攻击他，但是他的私生活中也确实有很多东西选民应该知道的。
• His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze ( James J.Kilpatrick)
  他的公共服务记录没有任何污点或不名誉之事（詹姆斯J.科尔帕里克）
• Clearly you've never been to the sleaze nation of our queen mother.
  很明显你没来过我们女皇手下这个更糟的国家。
• The sleaze and criminality of many regional politicians made this seem almost sensible-until Mr putin's appointments began.
  许多地区劣迹斑斑、行累累的政客使得这个决定在普京任命工作开始前看起来还算明智。
• Many Slovaks had high hopes of Ms Radicova, an Oxford-educated sociology professor, who promised both fiscal responsibility and an end to sleaze.
  许多斯洛伐克人对迪拉乔娃，这个保证财政责任和禁止人身攻击的牛津大学毕业的社会学家报以很高的期望。
• Like it or not, sleaze is here to stay, and even high-ranking officials are in on the act.
  不管你是否愿意，腐败扎根于这些人中，甚至高级别的官员也在其列。
• That royal sleaze is hitting on liz.
  那个假惺惺的皇室正在勾引莉斯。
• She claimed that an atmosphere of sleaze and corruption now surrounded the Government
  她宣称一股肮脏腐败之风充斥着整个政府。
• At one point British officials had to give quarterly reports to their fellow OECD members to explain their country's lack of adequate legislation on sleaze.
  英国官员曾一度不得不每一季度地向其在OECD的伙伴国汇报并解释国内在健全的反弹法律上的不足。
• Sometimes it's really hard to see the forest through the sleaze.
  可有时候就是一叶障目，不见泰山。