dodgy
pronunciation
UK [ˈdɒdʒi]
US [ˈdɑdʒi]
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- adj.
- 逃避的
- 躲闪的
- 〈俚〉机警的，巧妙的
Word Origin
dodgy 狡猾的
来自dodge, 闪开，引申义狡猾的。
Example
- 1. Are huge fines enough to curb dodgy drug peddling ?
- 巨额罚款能有效阻止狡猾的制药商吗？
- 2. Pole dancing has always had a vaguely dodgy reputation .
- 钢管舞一直被人们认为是一种暧昧的，狡猾的舞蹈。
- 3. Dodgy populists who hogged the headlines have vanished .
- 常霸占头条的狡猾的平民主义者已销声匿迹。
- 4. The gravity of its announcement was not helped by some dodgy analysis .
- 美国政府狡猾的分析不能帮助其认识到此次通告的严重性。
- 5. Its well-regulated banks had avoided dodgy subprime ventures , he insisted .
- 他坚持说，监管的银行避免了狡猾的次级抵押贷款企业。
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