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roguish

/ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/ /ˈɹoʊɡɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective

不择手段， 奸诈的。

Unprincipled or unscrupulous.

Examples :

"The used car salesman had a roguish charm, but I didn't trust his promises about the car's condition. "
那个二手车销售员虽然有一种不择手段的魅力，但我并不相信他对车况的承诺。
character moral person

Related Words

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

条件, 前提.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

在公司，获得加薪的条件是达到你的季度目标。

Illustration about

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

Illustration unprincipled

unprincipled adjective

/ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/

不道德的，没有原则的

"The student's unprincipled actions led to his expulsion from school. "

那个学生的行为不道德，最终导致他被学校开除。

Illustration unscrupulous

unscrupulous adjective

/ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/

不择手段，肆无忌惮。

"The unscrupulous salesman convinced the elderly woman to buy a worthless investment. "

那个不择手段的推销员说服了那位老妇人购买了一项毫无价值的投资。

Illustration hinted

hinted verb

/ˈhɪntɪd/

暗示，示意

"She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes."

她暗示可能会重新计票。

Illustration silly

silly noun

/ˈsɪli/

傻瓜，笨蛋

"The silly at the party kept tripping over his own feet. "

那个聚会上的傻瓜一直绊到自己的脚。

Illustration charm

charm noun

/tʃɑːm/ /tʃɑɹm/

护身符，符咒.

"It works like a charm."

简直灵验得像护身符一样。

Illustration mischievous

mischievous adjective

/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/

淘气的，顽皮的。

"The mischievous kitten unraveled the toilet paper roll. "

这只淘气的小猫把卫生纸卷给拆开了。

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playful adjective

/ˈpleɪfəl/

爱玩的，好玩的，顽皮的。

"Actually, we are pretty playful in our romantic life."

实际上，我们在恋爱生活中还挺爱玩的。

Illustration promises

promises noun

/ˈpɹɒmɪsɪz/ /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪz/

承诺，誓言

"if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise"

如果我做出承诺，我总是会信守承诺；他违背了他的誓言。

Illustration trust

trust noun

/trʊst/ /trʌst/

信任，信心，信赖。

"He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back."

如果他想重新赢得她的芳心，他就需要重新获得她的信任。

Illustration salesman

salesman noun

/ˈseɪlzmən/ /ˈseɪlsmən/

推销员，销售员

"The salesman at the electronics store showed my dad several different laptops. "

这家电子商店的销售员给我爸爸展示了几款不同的笔记本电脑。