| 词汇 | skulduggery |
| 释义 | skulduggery noun[ U ] (alsoskullduggery)uk /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡ.ər.i/ us /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡ.ɚ.i/ secret and dishonest behaviour欺骗行为;诡计 Synonyms jiggery-pokeryold-fashionedinformal trickerydisapproving Lies, lying & hypocrisy a pack of liesidiom artifice bad faith black is whiteidiom cakeism falsehood falsification feed someone a lineidiom fib fiction lie mythologically mythologize perjure perjury someone can talk!idiom stretch the truthidiom weasel words white lie whopper Examples of skulduggeryskulduggery A special commission, chaired by the mayor, reviewed these valuations, an arrangement that offered ample scope for skulduggery. This provided the first opportunity for skulduggery. They are all juggling around, and a lot of skulduggery is going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not seek to prevent such skulduggery, but we do wish to prevent exit polls that arise from actual voting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall then know whether the government indulged in any skulduggery during 1960. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third way of providing pictures was to rely on skulduggery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a good deal of skulduggery and there is a great deal more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the uninitiated, the mere mention of the words "overseas trust" raises the suspicion that some skulduggery is going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That kind of skulduggery is not yet dead—not by a long way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think "skulduggery" might be a bit of poetic licence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present procedure is miserable and deceitful, nothing short of skulduggery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They get into their positions by political skulduggery and by certain pressures that are put on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So it seems that this form of skulduggery has also been going on for some time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I asked what reassurance he could give to those who, like myself, had been prisoners that there had not been any skulduggery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are the skulduggery tactics used by newspapers. 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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