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单词 shady
释义
shady
adjective
uk
/ˈʃeɪ.di/us
/ˈʃeɪ.di/

shadyadjective(SLIGHT DARKNESS)

shelteredfromdirectlightfrom thesun:
阴凉的；背阴的
Wesaton the shadygrassforourpicnic.我们坐在阴凉的草地上野餐。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Darkness & becoming dark
  • blackness
  • darken
  • darkened
  • darkly
  • darkness
  • deepen
  • dim
  • dimly
  • dimness
  • dingily
  • draw
  • inky
  • matt
  • pitch darkness
  • shaded
  • shadow
  • shadowy
  • sombreness
  • twilight
  • umbra
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shadyadjective(DISHONEST)

informal
dishonestorillegal:
不老实的；不正当的；非法的
Theyknowsome very shadycharacters.他们认识一些行为非常可疑的人物。
He wasinvolvedin shadydealsin the past.过去他参与了一些不可告人的勾当。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dishonest
  • artificiality
  • bad faith
  • be rotten to the coreidiom
  • bent
  • cowboy
  • down-and-dirty
  • dubious
  • dubiously
  • false
  • finagle
  • jackleg
  • knavery
  • louche
  • low-down
  • malfeasance
  • squirrelly
  • sugar-coated
  • under false pretencesphrase
  • underhand
  • unreliable
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(Definition ofshadyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shady| American Dictionary

shady
adjective
us
/ˈʃeɪ·di/

shadyadjective(DARK)

having or givingshade:
It’sniceand shady infrontof thehouse.

shadyadjective(DISHONEST)

dishonestorillegal:
They’d beeninvolvedin shadyrealestatedeals.
He has a shadyreputation.
(Definition ofshadyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

shady| Business English

shady
adjective
informaldisapproving
uk
/ˈʃeɪdi/us
likelyto beillegalordishonest:
Thecompanygotinvolvedin somerathershadybusinessdeals.
We alwaysfelthe was a veryshadycharacter.
(Definition ofshadyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshady

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Property transfer, the shadiest motivation for investments abroad, involves changes in the de facto ownership of public assets in several forms.
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The pitchers develop a dark red colour in high light levels but stay green in shadier conditions.
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New stems can be red if the plant is in full sun, but are green in shadier areas.
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One of the shadiest of these is the liberals.
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Shady's findings suggest it was a gentle society, built on commerce and pleasure.
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Conditions are somewhat shadier on hillsides that face north or northwest so that chaparral plants such as chamise, penstemon, and poison oak are found.
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Lower mildew infection rates in shadier areas have been reported.
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Most of the valley's residents reside on the south side of the valley, which is the shadier side.
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Most crocus species and hybrids should be planted in a sunny position, in gritty (sandy), well-drained soil, although a few prefer shadier sites in moist soil.
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Their inner facades consist of a double-height portico with a projecting balcony running the full length of the wing and providing ashadywalkway under the portico.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Almost certainly, in these veryshadycircles which we are talking about, there is a substantial amount of intimidation at the moment.
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I have described this company as "the same group ofshadypeople who operated this racket years ago".
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Theshadydeal will be financed partly by cutting the number of beds, cutting the number of nurses and cutting the number of doctors.
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He spoke rather unkindly and unpleasantly ofshadydeals.
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Theshadyoperator can obtain many closed-down cinemas and the necessary planning permission because he does not intend to change their use.
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