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shifty

/ˈʃɪfti/

Meanings
adjective

狡猾的，不老实的

Subject to frequent changes in direction.

Examples :

"The young boy's route home from school was shifty, changing each day depending on which friend he was walking with. "
那个小男孩每天回家的路线都不一样，非常不固定，因为他每天和不同的朋友一起走。
character attitude

Related Words

Illustration dishonest

dishonest adjective

/dɪˈsɒnɪst/ /dɨˈsɑnɪst/

不诚实，虚伪的

"The student was being dishonest when he claimed he didn't cheat on the test, even though he was looking at his neighbor's paper. "

即使他偷看邻桌的试卷，那个学生还声称他没有作弊，这真是不诚实。

Illustration expedients

expedients noun

/ɪkˈspiːdiənts/ /ɛkˈspiːdiənts/

权宜之计，变通办法.

"Since the printer was broken and the deadline was looming, we used expedients like taking pictures of the document with our phones and emailing them to the professor. "

由于打印机坏了，截止日期又快到了，我们只好使用权宜之计，比如用手机拍照，然后把文件通过邮件发给教授。

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

出现，显现

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

他突然的出现让我很惊讶。

Illustration resourceful

resourceful adjective

/rɪˈsɔːrsfəl/ /rɪˈsɔːrsfʊl/

足智多谋, 善于利用现有资源, 有办法.

"With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area."

通过巧妙地利用空间，再刷上一层新油漆，这个房间就变成了一个令人愉悦的图书馆，还带有一个舒适的休息区。

Illustration remarkably

remarkably adverb

/ɹɪˈmɑːkəbli/ /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/

非常，极其，显著地

"He performed the piece remarkably, offering novel interpretations to its nearly cliched passages."

他演奏这首曲子表现得非常出色，为那些几乎成了老生常谈的乐段赋予了新颖的诠释。

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

分配，委派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这个流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

方向，方位，指向。

"Keep going in the same direction."

继续朝这个方向走。

Illustration unreliable

unreliable adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/ /ˌʌnlɪˈlaɪəbl/

不可靠，靠不住。

"My old car is unreliable; it often breaks down on the way to work. "

我的旧车太不可靠了，上班路上经常抛锚。

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

解释，说明，阐明。

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

解释《圣经》的一章.

Illustration character

character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

角色, 人物

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

学校戏剧的主要角色是一位勇敢的学生。(Xuéxiào xìjù de zhǔyào juésè shì yī wèi yǒnggǎn de xuéshēng.)

Illustration depending

depending verb

/dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ /diˈpɛndɪŋ/

取决于，依靠.

"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."

我们想去滑雪，但这取决于雪量的大小。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。