underhand

英 [ˌʌndəˈhænd]

美 [ˌʌndərˈhænd]

adj.  秘密的; 阴险的; 狡诈的; 卑鄙的

TEM8法律

BNC.23652 / COCA.34295

牛津词典

adj.

• 秘密的；阴险的；狡诈的；卑鄙的
  secret and dishonest
  1. I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.
     我从未想到她的行为竟如此阴险。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 秘密的；狡诈的；欺诈的
  If an action isunderhandor if it is done in anunderhandway, it is done secretly and dishonestly.
  1. ...underhand financial deals.
     秘密的金融交易
  2. ...a list of the underhanded ways in which their influence operates in the United States...
     他们在美国施展影响的一系列阴险手段
  3. Mr Livingstone accused the government of being underhand.
     利文斯通先生指责政府搞欺诈。
• ADJ （投球等）低手的，手不过肩的
  You useunderhandorunderhandedto describe actions, such as throwing a ball, in which you do not raise your arm above your shoulder.
  1. ...an underhanded pitch.
     低手投球
  2. Underhandis also an adverb.
     
  3. In softball, pitches are tossed underhand.
     垒球运动中采用低手投球。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 underarm

双语例句

• You cannot afford to use underhand business methods.
  你不能用幕后的商业手段。
• He had suspected his agent of some underhand dealing; of meaning to bias him against the deserving; and he had determined to go himself, and thoroughly investigate the merits of the case.
  他怀疑他的代理人在耍弄诡秘伎俩，企图使他对好好干的人产生偏见，因此他决定亲自跑一趟，彻底调查一下这里面的是非曲直。
• Allow underhand method of we are big before get up also breath, unbend, but this is super wake usefully the head is held.
  让我们也在起床前大口呼吸、伸直手脚，这可是超级有用的醒脑操呢。
• It is obscure because it is underhand.
  它不公开，因为它是在地下进行的。
• For beginners, I recommend the underhand serve. For experienced players I recommend the overhand floater serve. The pitcher let go a fast ball and the batter swung and missed.
  对初学者来说，我建议发下手球，对有一定训练经验的我建议发上手飘球。投球手投出一个快球，击球手晃了一下，没有接到。
• A person who is aboveboard does nothing underhand.
  明人不做暗事。
• I wondered which underhand dodges she would attempt this time.
  我想知道她这一次将采用什么阴谋诡计。
• However, the grenades do have a new secondary function-an underhand toss.
  但是，手雷有个新特点－不过肩扔投。
• Mr Livingstone accused the government of being underhand.
  利文斯通先生指责政府搞欺诈。
• To deceive by sly or underhand means;
  cheat用秘密的、不正大光明的手段骗取；