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单词 above board
释义
above board
adjective,adverb
uk
/əˌbʌv ˈbɔːd/us
/əˈbʌv bɔːrd/
If aplanorbusinessagreementis aboveboard, it ishonestand nottryingtodeceiveanyone:
（计划或交易）光明正大的
Thedealwascompletelyopenandaboveboard.这笔交易完全是光明正大的。
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(Definition ofabove boardfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

above board| Business English

above board
adjective
(alsoabove-board)
uk
us
done in anhonestway,accordingto therulesorlaw:
Thebiddingprocesswascompletelyfairand aboveboard.

above board

adverb
Webelievethat thevastmajorityoflendersoperateaboveboard.
(Definition ofabove boardfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabove board

above board
They were careful to be seen to be dealing with these foreign incidents openly andaboveboard.
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This informational aspect is absent from the previous work, where everything was open andaboveboard, and the issues are how one's behavior affects future interaction.
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The criteria are open andaboveboard—integration, environment, accessibility, safety and economy.
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The process should be open to ensure that it isaboveboard.
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It is open andaboveboardand follows democratic procedures.
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I thought that the matter ought to be debated so that it would be clear andaboveboard.
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Here, at any rate, all would be open andaboveboard, and everybody would know what was going on.
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They have nothing whatever to lose if their intentions are honest andaboveboard.
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This is not the occasion to disclose all that happened, although there is nothing sinister about it; it was allaboveboard.
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Everything would be in the public domain, open andaboveboard.
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The whole process is open andaboveboard, as it was not before.
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The difference between our attitude is that what we have done has all been doneaboveboard.
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If we wish to change the rules, let it be done openly,aboveboardand with proper debate.
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We ensured that they would be made available openly and that the entire issue would beaboveboard.
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Why should there be any fear if everything is fair and square andaboveboard?
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