| 单词 |
venal |
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翻译、意思、用法、释义、英译汉、汉译英、英汉双解词典 |
| 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 |
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- flyingsquad
- flying tackle
- flying-tackle
- flyingtackle
- fly in the face of
- fly in the face of something
- fly in the face of sth
- fly into a
- fly into a panic
- fly into a passion
- fly into a rage
- fly into a rage/temper/panic etc
- fly into a temper
- fly leaf
- fly-leaf
- flyleaf
- Flymo
- Flynn, Errol
- flynn,-errol
- flynn,errol
- Flynt, Larry
- flynt,-larry
- flynt,larry
- fly off the handle
- fly-on-the-wall
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