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sleazy
adjective
uk /ˈsliː.zi/ us /ˈsliː.zi/
dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters: 肮脏邋遢的，乌烟瘴气的;（尤指）低级趣味的，堕落的
This part of town is full of sleazy bars and restaurants.镇上这个地区满是乌烟瘴气的酒吧和饭店。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morally wrong and evil
abhorrent
abhorrently
amoral
amorality
anomie
dissipated
dissolute
dissolutely
dissoluteness
enormity
nefariously
nefariousness
no goodidiom
no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
non-ethical
trespass
turpitude
unconscionable
unconscionably
unethical
sleazy | American Dictionary
sleazy
adjective
us/ˈsli·zi/
morally bad and low in quality, but trying to attract people by a showy appearance or false manner:
He’s a sleazy politician who ignored his responsibilities in order to make his friends rich.
sleazy | Business English
sleazy
adjective
uk /ˈsliːzi/us
sleazy people and places are involved in activities of a low moral standard:
57% of voters think of the government as "sleazy and incompetent".
He spent his twenties hanging out in sleazy sex bars.
sleazy behaviour is of a low moral standard:
I was disgusted by the sleazy sales tactics.
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