| 词汇 | ill-gotten |
| 释义 | ill-gotten adjective[ before noun ] mainly humorousuk /ˌɪlˈɡɒt.ən/ us /ˌɪlˈɡɑː.t̬ən/ dishonestly obtained: 非法获得的，来路不正的 ill-gotten gainsHe deposited his ill-gotten gains in foreign bank accounts.他把自己的非法所得存在了外国银行账户上。 Synonym dirty(NOT HONEST)informal Dishonest artificiality bad faith be rotten to the coreidiom bent cowboy dubiously false finagle fishy fly-by-night mendacious mendaciously misleading misleadingly perjured under false pretencesphrase underhand unreliability unreliable unscrupulous ill-gotten | Business Englishill-gotten adjective uk /ˌɪlˈɡɒtən/us that someone has got in a dishonest, unfair, or illegal way: ill-gotten gains/wealth/profits Examples of ill-gottenill-gotten Empirically, of course, we cannot know with confidence what corrupt politicians do with the ill-gotten gains that they pocket. The upkeep of the poor was a way of making up for ill-gotten gains. There cannot be a greater magnet for crime anywhere than the opportunity to convert ill-gotten gains into apparently legally-gotten gains. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English By tackling the ill-gotten gains we will start to tackle the problem of crime. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Would he look at this again and make those county councils which have demanded this extortionate blackmail hand back their ill-gotten gains? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should the trafficker benefit in later years from his ill-gotten gains? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These ill-gotten gains are not got from the moderate drinker, but from the drunkard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely agree that for too long criminals have endured a period of punishment and then enjoyed their ill-gotten gains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But taking back their ill-gotten gains would not be part of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are talking about a trade whose ill-gotten gains run into millions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too often, when criminals are caught, they hang on to their ill-gotten gains and emerge from prison to enjoy their fast cars and large houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Should the accused be allowed to keep their ill-gotten gains? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While a botched criminal investigation may enable them to remain free, it would not safeguard their ill-gotten gains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They dare not rob the profiteers of their ill-gotten gains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Drug peddling is an international crime and much of the ill-gotten gains are laundered internationally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ill-gotten These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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