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单词 skulduggery
释义
skulduggeryskul‧dug‧ge‧ry, skullduggery /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəri/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned Word Origin
WORD ORIGINskulduggery
Origin:
1800-1900 sculduddery ‘immoral activity’ (18-19 centuries)
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He is serving a prison sentence for financial skulduggery.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • An account of that can be woven into the story of skulduggery that now follows.
  • And yet ... she thought of Officer Hassan and his belief that there had been skulduggery in the case of Wolfgang Klein.
  • Samuel was convulsed with fury at this new evidence of skulduggery, resolved that no holds would be barred now.
  • She refused to think about Simon's skulduggery - or any corrections - now.
  • Who is going to pick up the bill for all their tommy rot and skulduggery, Miss Green?
secretly dishonest or illegal activity – also used humorously
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