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Dodgy is a casual British word meaning suspicious or not trustworthy — a dodgy deal is one that might be dishonest or illegal. It's also used for things that don't work well or might fail — a dodgy knee is one that gives you trouble, and dodgy wifi keeps disconnecting.
(英式口語)可疑的、靠不住的
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
dodgyadj/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/
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Evasive and shifty.
- Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
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Unsound and unreliable.
- Never listen to dodgy advice.
- The dodgy old machine kept breaking down.
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Dishonest.
- The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
- I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).
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Risky.
- This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.
- “The market is getting edgier and edgier, and what is accepted in the marketplace gets dodgier and dodgier,” said Martin E. Abrams, the executive director of the Center for Information Policy Leadership at the law firm Hunton & Williams, a research organization financed by companies like Google, Microsoft and Best Buy.
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Deviant.
- He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.
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Uncomfortable and weird.
- The situation was right dodgy.
- I'm feeling dodgy today, probably got the flu.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。