| 单词 | ill-gotten |
| 释义 | ill-gotten adjective[before noun] mainlyhumorousuk/ˌɪlˈɡɒt.ən/us/ˌɪlˈɡɑː.t̬ən/dishonestlyobtained: 非法获得的，来路不正的Hedepositedhis ill-gottengainsinforeignbankaccounts.他把自己的非法所得存在了外国银行账户上。 Synonym dirty(NOT HONEST)informal Dishonest
ill-gotten| Business Englishill-gotten adjective uk/ˌɪlˈɡɒtən/usthat someone has got in adishonest,unfair, orillegalway: ill-gottengains/wealth/profits Examplesofill-gottenill-gotten Empirically, of course, we cannot know with confidence what corrupt politicians do with theill-gottengains that they pocket. From theCambridge English Corpus The upkeep of the poor was a way of making up forill-gottengains. From theCambridge English Corpus There cannot be a greater magnet for crime anywhere than the opportunity to convertill-gottengains into apparently legally-gotten gains. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English By tackling theill-gottengains we will start to tackle the problem of crime. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Would he look at this again and make those county councils which have demanded this extortionate blackmail hand back theirill-gottengains? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should the trafficker benefit in later years from hisill-gottengains? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theseill-gottengains are not got from the moderate drinker, but from the drunkard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely agree that for too long criminals have endured a period of punishment and then enjoyed theirill-gottengains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But taking back theirill-gottengains would not be part of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are talking about a trade whoseill-gottengains run into millions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Too often, when criminals are caught, they hang on to theirill-gottengains and emerge from prison to enjoy their fast cars and large houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Should the accused be allowed to keep theirill-gottengains? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While a botched criminal investigation may enable them to remain free, it would not safeguard theirill-gottengains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They dare not rob the profiteers of theirill-gottengains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Drug peddling is an international crime and much of theill-gottengains are laundered internationally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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