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lowlife

/ˈləʊlaɪf/ /ˈloʊlaɪf/

Meanings
noun

社会渣滓, 人渣.

An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

Examples :

"They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office."
据说过去那些社会渣滓常常在码头鬼混，密谋着他们那些卑鄙的罪行，然后才当选了公职。
person character moral negative attitude

Related Words

Illustration lowlifes

lowlifes noun

/ˈloʊlaɪfs/

社会渣滓，人渣。

"They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office."

据说，以前所有的社会渣滓都喜欢在码头鬼混，密谋他们那些卑鄙的勾当，后来竟然还被选上了公职。

Illustration criminal

criminal noun

/ˈkɹɪmənəl/

罪犯，犯人

"The criminal was arrested for stealing the school's valuable computer equipment. "

那个罪犯因为偷窃学校里贵重的电脑设备而被捕了。

Illustration public

public noun

/ˈpʌblɪk/

民众，大众.

"Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."

民众请勿越过此处。

Illustration crimes

crimes noun

/kɹaɪmz/

犯罪，罪行。

"The police investigated several crimes that occurred in the neighborhood last night. "

警方调查了昨晚在社区发生的几起犯罪案件。

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration disreputable

disreputable noun

/dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/

名声不好的人, 声名狼藉的人。

"The disreputable rumor about the new teacher spread quickly through the school. "

关于那位新老师的声名狼藉的谣言迅速在学校里传开了。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration untrustworthy

untrustworthy adjective

/ˌʌnˈtrʌsˌwɜːrði/ /ˌʌnˈtrʌsˌwɜːrθi/

不可靠的，不值得信任的。

"Because he often lied, his classmates found him untrustworthy. "

因为他经常撒谎，所以他的同学们觉得他不值得信任。

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

Illustration elected

elected verb

/ɪˈlɛktɪd/

当选，推选

"She elected to take the bus instead of walking because it was raining. "

因为下雨了，她决定坐公交车而不是走路。

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

怀疑，猜疑。

"to suspect the presence of disease"

怀疑有疾病的存在

Illustration despicable

despicable noun

/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/

卑鄙的人，可耻之徒

"The despicable was spreading rumors about the new student. "

那个卑鄙之徒正在散布关于新同学的谣言。