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单词 unscrupulous
释义
unscrupulous
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/us
/ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/
C2
behavingin a way that isdishonestorunfairinorderto get what youwant:
无道德原则的；不诚实的；不公正的；无耻的
an unscrupulousfinancialadviser一个没有诚信的金融顾问
Synonym
dishonest
Opposite
scrupulous
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
deceiving others and not telling the truth
  • dishonestThe press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics.
  • untrustworthyHe made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source.
  • deviousIt was a devious plan - but would it work?
  • deceitfulShe's deeply deceitful and not to be trusted.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dishonest
  • artificiality
  • bad faith
  • be rotten to the coreidiom
  • bent
  • cowboy
  • down-and-dirty
  • dubious
  • dubiously
  • false
  • finagle
  • jackleg
  • knavery
  • louche
  • low-down
  • malfeasance
  • squirrelly
  • sugar-coated
  • under false pretencesphrase
  • underhand
  • unreliable
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Morally wrong and evil
(Definition ofunscrupulousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unscrupulous| American Dictionary

unscrupulous
adjective
us
/ʌnˈskru·pjə·ləs/
willingtolieorcheattosucceed:
an unscrupuloussalesman
(Definition ofunscrupulousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

unscrupulous| Business English

unscrupulous
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈskruːpjələs/us
behavingin a way that isdishonestorunfairinorderto get what youwant:
unscrupulous dealers/employers/operatorsCounterfeitdocumentsmake iteasierfor unscrupulousemployerstoknowinglyhireillegalworkers.
Weprotectconsumersby going after unscrupulouslendersor unscrupulouscontractorsor unscrupulousrealestateagents.
unscrupulousbusinesses/companies/practices

unscrupulously

adverb
It is aproblemwhencorporationswieldmarketpowerunscrupulously.

unscrupulousness

noun[U]
Hisreputationfor unscrupulousnesscompromisedmany of hisachievements.
(Definition ofunscrupulousfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunscrupulous

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For example, there have been complaints that publication of site details may lead to increased despoliation byunscrupulouscollectors.
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Even creating the lot boundaries offered opportunities forunscrupulouspolitical operators to profit.
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Someunscrupulouslitigation masters bribed the clerks in charge to tamper with submitted accusations, rebuttals and evidence, or worse still, to rewrite case records.
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It appears, therefore, to simply attribute deforestation to population pressure andunscrupulousbehaviour is wrong.
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The conclusive presumption of legitimacy, however, was not as much a tool forunscrupulouswomen as it was for highly scrupulous judges.
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Unscrupulouscreditors made additional capital out of the clothes deposited against loans, by illegally renting them out.
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You judged me by my pseudonymous publications to be single andunscrupulous.
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One side objected tounscrupulouspolitical methods; the other employed them liberally.
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They point out that anunscrupulousanalyst can concoct any desired result by the creative specification of prior distributions for the parameters in the model.
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Manyunscrupulouscompanies haven't hesitated to imitate the shape of the bottle and the label.
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The salesman'sunscrupulousbehavior was documented in written notes, which allowed the exchange to take place between the parties.
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They were seen as victims ofunscrupulouscreditors who had contracted too much debt, something which many people felt could easily happen to them.
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Alongside these, preschool education may be treated like other precious commodities, and parents can expect to be saved fromunscrupulousentrepreneurs, but will themselves be able to invest in education.
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At the same time he assured for himself the enmity ofunscrupulousmen who helped bring about his fall from power at the first possible opportunity.
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The guiding star had beenunscrupulouspragmatism.
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