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1. Shady financiers had no difficulty in finding gullible customers.
声誉不佳的金融业主要找到轻信的顾客是没有困难的。
2. He has engaged in rather shady occupation.
他从事相当不明不白的职业。
3. shady
3. It''s cool and shady under the tree.
在树下很阴凉。
1. 可疑的;秘密的:Resort to 诉诸于, 采取 | Shady 可疑的;秘密的 | Surveillance 监视, 监督
2. 成荫的:shadowy 有影的 | shady 成荫的 | shaft 轴
3. shady
3. 阴凉的:shadowy 有阴影的 | shady 阴凉的 | shaggy 毛茸茸的
4. 阴凉:shadowyshadowiness 有阴影 | shady 阴凉 | shadyplace 阴凉处
1. 背阴的;阴凉的;多阴的
You can describe a place as shady when you like the fact that it is sheltered from bright sunlight, for example by trees or buildings.
e.g. After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot in the garden...
花期过后,将花盆放到花园里的背阴处。
e.g. The rooms are admirably cool and shady after the hot brown monotony of the countryside.
在乡间经受过持续的暴晒后,房间里显得特别阴凉宜人。
2. (树)成阴的
Shady trees provide a lot of shade.
e.g. Clara had been reading in a lounge chair under a shady tree.
克拉拉一直坐在树阴下的躺椅上看书。
3. 可疑的;鬼鬼祟祟的;不正当的
You can describe activities as shady when you think that they might be dishonest or illegal. You can also use shady to describe people who are involved in such activities.
e.g. The company was notorious for shady deals...
该公司因其不法交易而臭名昭著。
e.g. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。
adj
1. filled with shade
e.g. the shady side of the street
the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
cool umbrageous woodlands
Synonym: shadowedshadowyumbrageous
2. not as expected
e.g. there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on
a shady deal
her motives were suspect
suspicious behavior
Synonym: fishyfunnysuspectsuspicious
3. of questionable taste or morality
e.g. a louche nightclub
a louche painting
Synonym: louche
4. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
e.g. a shady operation
Synonym: fly-by-night