unscrupulous

英 [ʌnˈskruːpjələs]

美 [ʌnˈskruːpjələs]

adj.  不道德的; 无道德原则的; 不诚实的; 不公正的

TOEFLGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.13737 / COCA.16684

牛津词典

adj.

• 不道德的；无道德原则的；不诚实的；不公正的
  without moral principles; not honest or fair
  1. unscrupulous methods
     不公正的方法

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不诚实的；不道德的；无道德原则的
  If you describe a person asunscrupulous, you are critical of the fact that they are prepared to act in a dishonest or immoral way in order to get what they want.
  1. These kids are being exploited by very unscrupulous people.
     这些孩子正在被无良之人利用。
  2. ...the unscrupulous use of hostages.
     对人质的无耻利用

英英释义

adj

• without scruples or principles
  1. unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power

双语例句

• Any system of Taxation lends itself to manipulation by clever or unscrupulous men.
  任何税收制度都有可能被那些狡猾诡诈的人或无耻之徒钻空子。
• Bobby unscrupulous finally met "enemies" in the exotic world, no one would miss her temper reasons.
  波比的肆无忌惮终于遇到了“强敌”，在异国的世界里，没人会理她的小姐脾气。
• Beneath that veneer of respectability there lurked a cunning and unscrupulous criminal.
  在他可尊敬的表象下，潜伏著一个狡猾又无耻的罪犯。
• ( informal) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties.
  （非正式）懂得如何去包围智取困难的精明或不道德的人。
• His unscrupulous manipulation of people.
  他对人们的无耻操纵。
• The young politician's inexperience is making him the dupe of some unscrupulous schemers.
  这位年轻政客的毫无经验使得他被一些无耻的阴谋家当作冤大头。
• He was utterly unscrupulous in his dealings with rival firms.
  他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。
• The tenants were in a hopeless position, being milked by an unscrupulous landlord for substandard accommodation.
  房客们处于绝望的境地，因为无耻的房东以不够标准的膳宿来骗他们的钱财。
• He is an unscrupulous rogue. No one believes him.
  他是一个刁滑之徒，没有人相信他。
• The loopholes in the law have already been seized upon by unscrupulous car dealers.
  法律的漏洞早已被肆无忌惮的汽车商大加利用。