shyster
英 [ˈʃaɪstə(r)]
美 [ˈʃaɪstər]
n. 奸诈的律师; 不择手段的人; 卑鄙小人
复数:shysters
法律
BNC.44542 / COCA.35395
牛津词典
noun
- 奸诈的律师;不择手段的人;卑鄙小人
a dishonest person, especially a lawyer
柯林斯词典
- 奸诈之徒,卑鄙小人,不择手段之人 (尤指律师或政客)
If you refer to someone, especially a lawyer or politician, as a shyster, you mean that they are dishonest and immoral.
双语例句
- What are those shyster politicians doing now?
那些狡猾的政客正在做什么?
- Another said, 'Have you heard of such a shyster?
'另一个说,'你们听说过这样手段卑鄙的人吗?
- On shyster lawyers just like you.
请来像你这种奸诈律师。
- It is almost impossible to find a lawyer that isn't a shyster.
要找一位诚实的律师几乎是不可能的。
英英释义
noun
- a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
Synonym: pettifogger
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