| 单词 | shifty |
| 释义 | shifty (once / 5949 pages) adj To be shifty is to be sneaky and devious. Shifty behavior is untrustworthy. Sometimes people shift around when they're nervous. That can help you remember the meaning of shifty, which describes someone who may not be literally shifting around, but they’re acting in a way that makes you think they're up to no good. Lying is shifty behavior. A fake ID is shifty. Asking a lot of questions about where money is kept is shifty too. Shifty actions and words are deceitful or suspicious. When someone acts shifty, others distrust them. WORD FAMILYshifty: shiftier, shiftiest, shiftily, shiftiness+/shift: shifted, shifter, shifting, shiftless, shifts, shifty/shifter: shifters/shifting: shiftingly, shiftings/shiftless: shiftlesser, shiftlessly, shiftlessness USAGE EXAMPLESLast week , the Packers had eight hits on shifty Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Washington Times(Nov 10, 2016) Used-car salesmen have a stereotype, valid or not, for being shifty, sleazy types exploiting a don’t-tell approach to problems with their goods. Washington Post(Oct 21, 2016) Navy’s running game is tricky, shifty and just about unstoppable for teams not accustomed to chasing the quarterback, fullback and slotback all over the field. Washington Times(Oct 22, 2016) 1adj characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive shifty eyes Syn devious untrustworthy, untrusty not worthy of trust or belief 2adj changing position or direction shifty winds Syn shifting unsteady subject to change or variation |
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