shady
- 英式英标[\'ʃedi]
- 美式音标[\'ʃeɪdɪ]
adj. 成荫的；阴暗的；名声不好的
n. (Shady)人名；(阿拉伯)沙迪
英文词源
- shady (adj.)
- "affording shade," 1570s; "protected by shade," 1590s; from shade (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "disreputable" (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of "of questionable merit, unreliable" (1848). Related: Shadily; shadiness. Old English had sceadlic "shady, 'shadely.'"
实用例句
- 1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
- 约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Thatched pavilions provide shady retreats for relaxing and reading in privacy.
- 茅草亭是独自放松和读书的阴凉清幽之所。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Clara had been reading in a lounge chair under a shady tree.
- 克拉拉一直坐在树阴下的躺椅上看书。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a shady nook in the garden
- 花园里阴凉的一角
来自《权威词典》
- 5. We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a drink.
- 我们去找了一个阴凉的地方，喝了一杯。
来自《权威词典》