| 单词 |
venal |
| 释义 |
ve·nal /ˈviːnl/ adjective formal DISHONESTwilling to use power and influence in a dishonest way in return for money 〔利用职权〕贪污[受贿]的，腐败的 our venal politicians 我们腐败的政客 —venality /viːˈnæləti/ noun [uncountable] His venality has discredited Parliament. 他的贪污腐化败坏了议会的名声。Examples from the Corpusvenal• Ezra can be mistaken - more thoroughly mistaken than most people - but he has never been venal.• He was not to mention the matter of money to the press: that would be too venal.• The law courts are venal and can take decades to decide a case.• a venal tyrantOrigin venal (1600-1700) Latin venalis, from venum “sale”ve·nal adjectiveChineseSyllable and willing a to use Corpus influence in power |
| 随便看 |
- pass over
- passport
- passport control
- passport-control
- passportcontrol
- passports
- passport to
- passport to health
- passport to romance
- passport to success
- passport to success/health/romance etc
- pass sentence
- pass sentence on
- pass sentence on sb
- pass sentence on somebody
- pass something around
- pass something down
- pass something up
- pass something ↔ around
- pass something ↔ down
- pass something ↔ up
- pass sth around
- pass sth down
- pass sth up
- pass the buck
- 关于货币的名言名句,货币的名人名言,货币名言警句大全
- 关于质与量的名言名句,质与量的名人名言,质与量名言警句大全
- 关于质朴的名言名句,质朴的名人名言,质朴名言警句大全
- 关于质疑的名言名句,质疑的名人名言,质疑名言警句大全
- 关于贪婪的名言名句,贪婪的名人名言,贪婪名言警句大全
- 关于贫富的名言名句大全
- 关于贫富的名言名句,贫富的名人名言,贫富名言警句大全
- 关于贫穷的名言名句,贫穷的名人名言,贫穷名言警句大全
- 关于费尔巴哈的提纲
- 关于资本的名言名句,资本的名人名言,资本名言警句大全
- 关于赞扬的名人名言名句大全
- 关于赞扬的名言名句,赞扬的名人名言,赞扬名言警句大全
- 关于起居的名言名句,起居的名人名言,起居名言警句大全
- 关于超脱的名言名句大全
- 关于蹉跎的名言名句,蹉跎的名人名言,蹉跎名言警句大全
|