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

• The convention excludes domestic corruption; in theory, a country riddled with sleaze at home could meet the rules by rigorously enjoining its citizens to stay clean in business dealings abroad.
  本次会议不讨论国内腐败问题，因为理论上，一个国内腐败风行的国家也能严格确保其公民在国际交易中保持廉洁。
• Budget hotels are booming as the result of room rates as low as rmb200-rmb300 ($ 29-$ 44) per night, with clean sheets, no sleaze and a location within a short cheap taxi ride of the Jin Mao Tower.
  客房价格低至每晚200至300元人民币（合29至44美元）、床单洁净、无低俗服务、打车到金茂大厦快捷便宜，这是经济型酒店蓬勃发展的原因所在。
• Blair's popularity has plunged after a series of government scandals over sleaze and mismanagement, as well as controversy over the Iraq war.
  由于布莱尔卷入政府腐败和执政能力下降等一系列的丑闻之中，再加上国内对伊拉克战争问题的种种争议，布莱尔的名誉和声望大大下降。
• 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。
• That royal sleaze is hitting on liz.
  那个假惺惺的皇室正在勾引莉斯。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Long derided as a city of sleaze, the city is reaching for respectability.
  久因污秽而遭到诟病的城市，如今正在找回自己的体面。