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用中文说: "Dodgy"

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用中文说: "Dodgy"

Dodgy

【中文】玩猫腻、不可靠的、不诚实的、状态不好

    Wán māonì, bù kěkào de, bù chéngshí de, zhuàngtài bù hǎo

【解释】Dishonest or unreliable. Potentially dangerous or of low quality.

【例句】

- I can't go to yoga class today as my right leg is a bit dodgy. You need to go by yourself.

 我的右腿今天不太舒服,不能去练瑜伽了,你自己去吧!

 Wǒ de yòu tuǐ jīntiān bù tài shūfú, bùnéng qù liàn yújiā le, nǐ zìjǐ qù ba!

- We used to be business partners and since I found him to be a bit dodgy in keeping all the books, I stopped co-operating with him.

 我们过去是生意上的合作伙伴,但自从发现他记账时玩猫腻,我就不再与他合作了。

 Wǒmen guòqù shì shēngyì shàng de hézuò huǒbàn, dàn zìcóng fāxiàn tā jìzhàng shí wán māonì, wǒ jiù bù zài yǔ tā hézuò le.

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