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单词 underhanded
释义
underhanded
adjective
mainlyUSdisapproving
us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈhæn.dɪd/uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈhæn.dɪd/
(UKusuallyunderhand)
donesecretly, and sometimesdishonestly, inordertoachieveanadvantage:
What really made hermadwas thedirty, underhanded way they hadtrickedher.
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Dishonest
(Definition ofunderhandedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

underhanded| American Dictionary

underhanded
adjective
us
/ˌʌn·dərˈhæn·dəd/
(alsounderhand,us/ˈʌn·dərˌhænd/)
donesecretly, and sometimesdishonestly, inordertoachieveanadvantage:
Shareholderssuedthecompany,allegingan underhandedattempttodeprivethem oftheirrights.
(Definition ofunderhandedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

underhanded| Business English

underhanded
adjective
US
uk
/ˌʌndəˈhændɪd/us
→underhand
(Definition ofunderhandedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderhanded

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The elites were and still are the masters ofunderhandedaffairs rather than public policy.
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Instead, he took a most tortuous and almostunderhandedcourse.
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They would refuse to stoop to anything of anunderhandedcharacter, and they have the complete confidence of those engaged in the factories.
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The whole exercise isunderhanded, and the clause should be thrown out.
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It is a dirty,underhanded, and treacherous business, not forgetting some concerned in it are in high positions.
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This is anunderhandedmethod of putting them in chains again.
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I understood him to say that there was somethingunderhandedabout these sales.
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In other words, they will be seekingunderhandedways of once again getting out of their obligations.
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Presumably those authorities which have already added it byunderhandedmeans, so to speak, will be able to remove it, if they wish, on a democratic basis.
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Pitchers were prohibited from throwing overhand they were only permitted to throwunderhandedor sidearmed.
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Despite herunderhandedtactics, she also proved herself to be a good technical wrestler.
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It is possible to throw anunderhandedpitch in this game up to 120 km/h.
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Darts may be thrown overhanded,underhandedor both depending on league rules.
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Often resorts to cheating and otherunderhandedtricks in order to win.
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Although "rudos" often resort to usingunderhandedtactics, they are still expected to live up to a "luchador" code of honor.
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