| 词汇 | scoundrel |
| 释义 | scoundrel noun[ C ] old-fashioned or humorousuk /ˈskaʊn.drəl/ us /ˈskaʊn.drəl/ a person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles: 恶棍，流氓，无赖 He was, she said, a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she owned.她说，他是个狠心的无赖，夺走了属于她的一切。 Synonyms blackguardold-fashioned bounderUKold-fashioned cadold-fashioned rascalold-fashioned villain scoundrel | American Dictionaryscoundrel noun[ C ] us/ˈskɑʊn·drəl/ a person, esp. an elected official, who treats others badly and cannot be trusted Examples of scoundrelscoundrel Oliver would have to be a fool as well as a scoundrel to run off with the books and the money. For all that, he is benevolent and kind, neither rogue nor scoundrel. The objectively deserved sufferings of charming scoundrels might evoke crises of faith, while the wellbeing of uncharming saints would be attributed to blind luck. Its very conventionality reveals that even a scoundrel may compose, in however banal a manner. Furthermore, scoundrels often meet with success. The scoundrel will claim that his behaviour should be condoned because to punish him would damage the good name of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not suggesting for a moment that there is not need for machinery to deal with the scoundrel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a very clever scoundrel, and avoids detection for some time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether he is regarded as the biggest scoundrel and myself as the biggest fool. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the register is not only unnecessary but will never catch the real scoundrels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But you cannot indict men for being scoundrels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believed that sooner or later one of the scoundrels would give his friends away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By the same token, there are people who are absolute scoundrels and who take on people through litigation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such accusations are wholly unprincipled: they represent the last refuge of a scoundrel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One gets the odd scoundrel who tries to avoid it, but by and large it is effective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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