橘子朗文词典

hanky-panky

H 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌhæŋ.kɪˈpæŋ.ki]
  • 美式音标 [ˌhæŋ.kɪˈpæŋ.ki]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 愚弄； 欺诈； 捣鬼； 诡计

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Even if there had been a bit of hanky-panky, said the court's judges, the result would have been the same.
    法官们甚至表示，哪怕事实上曾经存在过一些欺诈行为，判决结果也将是一样的。
  • Since my customers are such suckers, I can now engage in profitable hanky-panky and none will be the wiser.
    既然我的顾客们都如此沉迷于票据，那我可以略施小计额外挣点钱，没有人能比我更聪明了。
  • Mr Godwin demolishes any idea that Mr Mugabe’s campaign was just a bit of electoral hanky-panky assisted by some local Zanu-PF enthusiasts going over the top.
    如果说，穆加贝总统仅仅只是耍了一点点选举的欺诈手段，并借用了非洲民族联盟爱国阵线的一些地方狂热分子的帮助来获得最高宝座的话，古德温先生则会驳倒任何类似的观点。

    • 权威例句

  • The accounting profession's rules clearly failed to deal with earnings manipulation and corporate hanky-panky.
    FORBES: Why Everybody's Jumping On The Accountants These Days
  • Aside from stopping hanky-panky and waste, you'd think that the investors' champions on these boards would push for better performance.
    FORBES: Magazine Article
  • Even if there had been a bit of hanky-panky, said the court's judges, the result would have been the same.
    ECONOMIST: Nigeria

词组短语

    短语

  • hanky -panky tactics 卑鄙手段;手段拙劣
  • play hanky -panky with sb 翻译;欺骗某人

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • unacceptable or dishonest behaviour, especially involving sexual activity or money

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe behaviour as hanky-panky, you disapprove of it because it is dishonest or breaks rules.
  • Hanky-panky is used to refer to sexual activity between two people, especially when this is regarded as improper or not serious.