low-down

英 [ˈləʊ daʊn]

美 [ˈloʊ daʊn]

adj.  不公正的; 不诚实的; 欺诈的
n.  真相; (尤指)重要事实

牛津词典

adj.

• 不公正的；不诚实的；欺诈的
  not fair or honest
  1. What a dirty, low-down trick!
     多么肮脏、卑劣的伎俩！

noun

• 真相；（尤指）重要事实
  the true facts about sb/sth, especially those considered most important to know
  1. Jane gave me the low-down on the other guests at the party.
     简告诉了我聚会上其他来宾的真实情况。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 内幕；实情；真相
  If someone gives youthe low-down ona person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
  1. We want you to give us the low-down on your team-mates.
     我们希望你告诉我们你的队友的真实情况。
• ADJ-GRADED 卑鄙的；无耻的；下流的
  You can uselow-downto emphasize how bad, dishonest, or unfair you consider a particular person or their behaviour to be.
  1. ...a lowdown, evil drunkard...
     卑鄙下流的醉汉
  2. They will stoop to every low-down trick.
     他们什么卑劣的手段都使得出来。

英英释义

noun

• slang terms for inside information
  1. is that the straight dope?
  Synonym:dopepoopthe skinny

adj

• (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
  Synonym:funky
• of the most contemptible kind
  1. abject cowardice
  2. a low stunt to pull
  3. a low-down sneak
  4. his miserable treatment of his family
  5. You miserable skunk!
  6. a scummy rabble
  7. a scurvy trick
  Synonym:abjectlowmiserablescummyscurvy

双语例句

• They will stoop to every low-down trick.
  他们什么卑劣的手段都使得出来。
• We asked women in the biz for their low-down on film-making.
  我们问了娱乐圈里的女性有关电影制作的内幕。
• However, the 'low-down viewpoint' of vanguard novels has broken the 'big words' of political ideology from microcosmic angle.
  先锋小说的卑微观点，则从小角度解构政治意识形态的大话。
• This kind of woman can behave sadness vast and mightily, if water of river of cloud hill grey is magnificent, also can depict light joy into clear brook shallow water, do not have naturally hinder, a bit does not have low-down self-pity.
  这种女人可以把悲伤表现得浩浩荡荡，如云山苍苍江水泱泱，也可以把淡淡的快乐描绘成清溪浅水，自然无碍，丝毫没有卑微自怜。
• Revealing the economic low-down, supervising market.
  披露经济内幕、监督市场行为。
• Don't be fooled by his talk. That low-down four-flusher is not really a movie producer.
  别被他的话骗了。那个无耻的骗子不是真的电影制片。
• Low-Down Dealing Crime in the Stock Market Discussion on the Affirmation of Chief Criminal in the Charge of Inside Trade
  论证券内幕交易罪简析内幕交易罪中犯罪主体的认定
• That was a pretty low-down thing to do.
  那是件相当卑鄙的事。
• To get the low-down on her love life with james.
  逼她供出和詹姆斯的性爱生活。
• Here's the low-down on the pros and cons of the different post-it notes for your desktop.
  这里的低，对正反两方面的意见不同后，它说明你的桌面上。