sleaze

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Low moral standards. uncountable
    — The level of sleaze in this city seems to have been rising rapidly in recent years.
  2. Political corruption. Ireland,UK,uncountable
    — ministerial sleaze and mendacity
  3. A person of low moral standards. countable,informal
    — She knew that sleaze Hakido would do something to stick the knife in and twist it to the hilt.
  4. A man who is sexually aggressive or forward with women to the point of causing disgust. countable,informal
    — 1989, Weekly World News, "My hubby robbed the cradle and left me with the baby", 7 November, p. 42. I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts that sleaze slept with your boss and I wouldn't take it lying down.
  5. Sleazy material or publications. informal,uncountable
    — a tabloid newspaper full of sleaze
动词 v.
  1. To act or progress in a sleazy manner.
    — He sleazed his way over to the women at the bar.
  2. To slander.

词形变化

sleazes plural sleazes present,singular,third-person sleazing participle,present sleazed participle,past sleazed past

词汇关系

衍生词
mainsleaze sleazebag sleazeball sleazebucket sleazecore sleaze factor sleazehole sleaze-merchant sleazemonger sleaze-ridden sleazewad sleazo sleazoid sleazy

词源

词源 1
Back-formation from sleazy, originally used to describe the thinness and low quality of cloth.
词源 2
Back-formation from sleazy, originally used to describe the thinness and low quality of cloth.
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