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

• Asecret or underhand scheme; a plot.
  阴谋，密谋秘密的或不光彩的计划；
• It is obscure because it is underhand.
  它不公开，因为它是在地下进行的。
• The stability of the underhand drift cemented filling body is analyzed by using stress arch theory and beam theory, and a simple judgment formula of the stability is obtained.
  将压力拱理论与简支梁理论相结合分析了下向进路胶结充填体的稳定性，给出了充填体稳定性的简易判定公式；
• A contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods.
  非常有攻击力和运用思考的竞争者。
• General-ly speaking, the curve can be divided as: hook, small curve and big curve. There are three basic kinds of the underhand serve, the overhand serve, and the hook serve or roundhouse serve.
  一般来说，曲球从球的运行路线上又可分为：勾手、小曲球和大曲球。有三种基本的发球方法：下手发球，上手发球和钩手发球或大力（臂）钩手发球。
• Achieved success in business only by underhand methods.
  通过卑鄙的手段达到商业上的成功。
• Ball may be served underhand or overhand.
  发球有上手发球和下手发球两种。
• To deceive by sly or underhand means;
  cheat用秘密的、不正大光明的手段骗取；
• 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。
• He's gentleman and would never say anything underhand about me.
  他是一个君子，他不会暗中诋毁我。