shady

英 ['ʃeɪdɪ] 美['ʃedi]
  • adj. 成荫的;阴暗的;名声不好的
  • n. (Shady)人名;(阿拉伯)沙迪

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词态变化


比较级: shadier;最高级: shadiest;

英英释意


1. of businesses and businessmen;
"a fly-by-night operation"
2. of questionable taste or morality;
"a louche nightclub"
"a louche painting"
3. not as expected;
"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"
4. filled with shade;
"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"

英文词源


shady (adj.)
"affording shade," 1570s; "protected by shade," 1590s; from shade (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "disreputable" (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of "of questionable merit, unreliable" (1848). Related: Shadily; shadiness. Old English had sceadlic "shady, 'shadely.'"

实用场景例句


a shady garden
树影婆娑的花园

牛津词典

We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink.
我们去找了一个阴凉的地方,喝了一杯。

牛津词典

a shady businessman/deal
行为可疑的商人;一宗有问题的交易

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The company was notorious for shady deals...
该公司因其不法交易而臭名昭著。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Nor shady cypress tree.
也无须柏树来荫覆.

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This is a shady avenue.
这是条林阴大道.

《简明英汉词典》

Down by yon shady harbour I carelessly did stray.
沿着远处婆娑的海港,我不经意间竟迷失了方向.

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Youd make , in the shelter of those shady retreats.
在那些树木成荫的隐居所的庇护下.

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He has engaged in rather shady occupation.
他从事相当不明不白的职业.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
热天时, 要多喝水,呆在阴凉的地方.

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Mr Slota's SNP has had three ministers thrown out of office after accusations of shady dealings.
Slota先生的斯洛伐克国家党有三名部长被指控有“肮脏的交易”而被革职.

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He lieth under the shady trees , in the covert of the reed, and fens.
它伏在莲叶之下, 卧在芦苇隐密处和水洼子里.

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Ferns grow in shady and moist places.
羊齿类植物生长在阴暗潮湿的地方.

《简明英汉词典》

After a while, we found a shady place under some poplar trees.
过一会儿, 我们在几棵白杨树下找到一块荫凉地.

辞典例句

She was a shady figure in the Dublin underworld.
她是都柏林犯罪圈子中的可疑人物.

《简明英汉词典》

They sought out a shady spot where they might sit down and rest.
他们找到一块阴凉地方可以坐下休息.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He's a rather shady person.
他是个相当靠不住的人.

《简明英汉词典》

The lawyer refused to be drawn into such a shady case.
这位律师拒绝被拉入这种不明不白的事情中去.

辞典例句

There is fluidity shady area inside pelvic cavity, be pelvic infection?
盆腔内有液性暗区,就是盆腔炎 么 ?

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These plants are particularly useful for brightening up shady areas.
这些植物特别有助于让背光的地方明亮起来.

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The tourists sought out a shady spot where they sat down and rested.
游客找到一块阴凉的地方坐下休息.

《简明英汉词典》

After the light rain, the shady retreat on the green hills became more and more distinct.
细雨过后, 山色越发显得翠微.

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The shady trees provide protection against the burning rays of the sun.
树木成荫可以遮挡炽热的阳光.

辞典例句

You're thinking you can get away from me in Shady Hill, aren't you?
你是想你可以在明山摆脱我逃之夭夭, 对 吗 ?

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