skulduggery

英 [skʌlˈdʌɡəri]

美 [skʌlˈdʌɡəri]

n.  阴谋诡计; 花招; 欺骗

BNC.34209 / COCA.40200

牛津词典

noun

• 阴谋诡计；花招；欺骗
  dishonest behaviour or activities

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 欺诈;诡诈;舞弊;搞阴谋
  Skulduggeryis behaviour in which someone acts in a dishonest way in order to achieve their aim.
  1. ...accusations of political skulduggery.
     指控其搞政治阴谋

英英释义

noun

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
  Synonym:trickeryhocus-pocusslicknesshanky pankyjiggery-pokeryskullduggery

双语例句

• A career ruined by political skulduggery.
  被政治诡计毁掉的事业。
• The other half, say bank bashers, is evidence of skulduggery as most banks determine their own weights.
  对银行持批评意见的人士称，另一半因素正是多数银行在自行决定风险权重时作假的证据。
• Statistics skulduggery has various reasons such as the statistics system, statistics mechanism, statistics law, statistics method and so on.
  统计作假有统计体制、计机制、计法律、计方法、计制度等多方面的原因。
• There's so much skulduggery in political life these days that you don't know who to trust or believe.
  现在的政治生活中有如此多的欺骗，以至于你不知道该相信谁。
• Volatile markets can mask all kinds of skulduggery.
  波动的市场可掩盖各种欺诈行为。
• If we want to cure the statistics skulduggery thoroughly, the statistics the system must practise complete the perpendicular management and revising the "Statistics Law" as soon as possible.
  要彻底根治统计作假，统计系统必须实行完全垂直管理并将国家统计局提升为国家统计委员会，实行内外双重督查，尽快修订《统计法，》提高服务功能，开放民间统计。
• Asia is bursting with entrepreneurial energy and bribery, backdoor deals and corporate skulduggery, if the news headlines are to be believed.
  如果新闻标题可信的话，那么，亚洲正迸发着创业活力还有行贿受贿、秘密交易和公司诈骗。
• Chairman Huang Guangyu was held by police on suspicion of unspecified skulduggery.
  董事长黄光裕因涉嫌欺诈被警方拘留。