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

• A shot made with an underhand scooping motion.
  使用捞球动作的低手投篮动作。
• To deceive by sly or underhand means;
  cheat用秘密的、不正大光明的手段骗取；
• 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；
• 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。
• A person who is aboveboard does nothing underhand.
  明人不做暗事。
• Achieved success in business only by underhand methods.
  通过卑鄙的手段达到商业上的成功。
• 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。
• Underhand work of that sort goes against my grain.
  这种欺诈勾当跟我格格不入。
• "oh, it's nothing underhand." he assured me.
  “噢，决不是什么鬼鬼祟祟的事情。”他向我保证。
• Maybe I can understand why you acted underhand.
  也许我能理解，你为何如此躲躲藏藏。