sleaze
noun /sliːz/
/sliːz/
- [uncountable] dishonest or immoral behaviour, especially by politicians or business people
(尤指政客或商人的)舞弊,欺诈,违法行为 - allegations of sleaze
关于舞弊的指控 - The candidate was seriously damaged by the sleaze factor.
那位候选人的形象因丑闻而受到严重损害。
- allegations of sleaze
- [uncountable] behaviour or conditions that are unpleasant and not socially acceptable, especially because sex is involved
(尤指涉及性的)污秽,肮脏,乌烟瘴气 - the sleaze of a town that was once a naval base
一度是海军基地的小城里那乌烟瘴气的社会氛围
- the sleaze of a town that was once a naval base
- (also sleazebag[countable] a person who is not honest or moral/ˈsliːzbæɡ//ˈsliːzbæɡ/, sleazeball/ˈsliːzbɔːl//ˈsliːzbɔːl/especially in North American English)
奸徒;卑鄙的人;下流坯
词源1960s: back-formation from sleazy.