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单词 shady
释义 shady
\ˈshādē, -di\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: shade (I) + -y
1. : producing or affording shade
 < a shady hat of natural straw — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
 < naked trees whose shady leaves are lost — Edmund Spenser >
2. : sheltered from the glare or heat of the sun's rays : protected by shade : shaded from a source of heat or light : abounding in shade
 < shady lawns and gardens — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
 < shady places >
3. : dark
 < the shady night — A.E.Housman >
 < her shady hair — Thomas Hardy >
4. : quiet so as to escape notice or detection — usually used in the phrase keep shady
 < keep shady till we want you — Edward Eggleston >
5.
 a. : equivocal in terms of merit or morality : of questionable merit : uncertain, unreliable
  < what looks very well one way may look very shady the other — R.S.Surtees >
 b. : better kept in darkness : unable to bear investigation : having a disreputable nature or character
  < politician of large influence but shady reputation — B.J.Hendrick >
  < the victim of various shady speculations — Elinor Wylie >

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