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

• It started as part of a company, intermix, that had the stink of sleaze about it.
  成立之初，它只是Intermix媒体（IntermixMedia）公司的一部分，后者因为一些劣迹而声誉不佳。
• The credibility of British politicians plunged to a new low yesterday as allegations of "sleaze" brought down a former Labour government minister and forced the resignation of a close aide to David Cameron, the opposition Conservative leader.
  英国政界人士的信誉昨天跌入新的低点，有关“不名誉”的指控将一名前工党大臣拉下马，并迫使反对党保守党领袖大卫卡梅伦（davidcameron）的一位亲密助手辞职。
• 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。
• The era of pop she channels here was a collision of sleaze and romanticism, of the human and the digital.
  她所置身的这个流行时代是一片污秽与浪漫主义的融合，是人类与数码的融合。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That royal sleaze is hitting on liz.
  那个假惺惺的皇室正在勾引莉斯。
• 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。
• Mr Cele has vowed to challenge his sacking in court, claiming that a judicial commission of inquiry, set up by Mr Zuma to probe allegations of sleaze relating to the lease of police headquarters, was rigged.
  cele发誓会在法庭上上诉他被解雇一事，宣称zuma创办的司法调查委员会调查跟警察总部出租相关的控诉背后有人操控。