shenanigans

英 [ʃɪˈnænɪɡənz]

美 [ʃɪˈnænɪɡənz]

n.  诡计; 恶作剧; 耍手腕; 鬼把戏

COCA.19987

牛津词典

noun

• 诡计；恶作剧；耍手腕；鬼把戏
  secret or dishonest activities that people find interesting or amusing

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL (尤指可笑、有趣的)恶作剧，诡计，鬼把戏
  You can useshenanigansto refer to rather dishonest or immoral behaviour, especially when you think it is amusing or interesting.
  1. ...the private shenanigans of public figures.
     公众人物见不得人的诡计

双语例句

• When the trail of crimes and shenanigans led directly to the White House, Nixon was forced to resign in August 1974.
  当对这些罪行和阴谋的审判直接指向白宫时，尼克松最终被迫于1974年8月辞职。
• Many foreign observers look at the US budget shenanigans with confusion and dismay, wondering how a country that seems to have it all can manage its fiscal affairs so chaotically.
  许多外国观察人士带着困惑而失望的眼神关注着美国的预算闹剧，他们不明白一个似乎拥有一切资源的国家怎么会将财政事务管理得如此混乱。
• A devout Christian, Washington is well-known for not partaking in any of the usual shenanigans that Hollywood stars are partial to.
  作为一个诚挚的基督徒，华盛顿以从不参加好莱坞明星所热衷的一切消遣娱乐而闻名。
• I mean I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into?
  我的意思是我已经怀孕了，那么我还能玩一些别的恶作剧吗？
• Discussion of the debt ceiling debate has become the one of the most overhyped factors in global markets and it is a little depressing to analyze the political shenanigans going on in Washington.
  关于债务上限辩论的讨论已经成为全球市场过度炒作最严重的因素之一，而且，分析正在华盛顿上演的这出政治闹剧难免使人沮丧。
• They would remember the shenanigans, the Ali Shuffle, the Rope-a-Dope, the fact that Ali had brought beauty and grace to the most uncompromising of sports.
  他们会记住虚晃动作、阿里曳步、借助绳索闪躲，以及阿里为最凶悍的体育运动带来了美和魅力这一事实。
• Angular frenzy at approach to the center; two-body "steady motion"'and three-body shenanigans in planetary simulations.
  角度运动向中心的倾向，双体的「稳定动态」，以及在星系模拟中的三体骗局。
• "Most four-year state universities are not having the same types of shenanigans," he says.
  卡特说：大多数的四年制州立大学没有这种造假情况。
• I swear to God I'll pistol-whip the next guy that says," shenanigans. "
  我向上帝发誓，我要毙了下一个说“诡计”的家伙
• Anyone watching this week's political shenanigans in Washington will grasp at once the tiny probability of tax hikes or spending cuts on this scale.
  任何人如果关注本周在华盛顿上演的政治闹剧，都会马上注意到如此大规模的增税或减支的可能性微乎其微。