skullduggery
UK/skʌl'dʌ^әri/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Dishonest or unscrupulous behaviour; trickery or deception.
欺骗行为，诡计，阴谋诡计
Root Breakdown
skullduggeryother
=skullduggery
Common Collocations
- 1.political skullduggery政治阴谋
- 2.financial skullduggery财务欺诈
- 3.[corporate skullduggery]企业内部的不正当行为
- 4.suspected skullduggery涉嫌欺诈行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
The investigation revealed years of financial skullduggery within the company.
- 2.
Voters were outraged by the political skullduggery exposed before the election.
- 3.
He suspected some skullduggery was behind his sudden dismissal.