shifty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shift·y /ˈʃɪfti/ adjective informal DISHONESTlooking dishonest 躲躲闪闪的，鬼鬼祟祟的 He looks a bit shifty to me. 我看他有点贼眉鼠眼的样子。 shifty eyes 一双贼眼 —shiftily adverb
Examples from the Corpus
shifty• She regarded him suspiciously, but couldn't find anything shifty about him.• There's something shifty about that guy.• The plot gets muddied with the whose-been-sleeping-with-whom scenario and much shifty eye gazing.• A thin, elegant man with shifty eyes and a high, unpleasant voice, Wood exuded a restless, hurried air.• a shifty, fast-talking lawyer• There were tough groups from Alabama, shifty men from New York, all kinds from all over.• But a shifty, rather criminal smirk, lingered in her eyes.• His only chance is to outsmart Koch's crew in shifty winds.shift·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
dishonest Corpus looking
shifty
shift‧y /ˈʃɪfti/
adjective informal
looking dishonest:
He looks a bit shifty to me.
shifty eyes
—shiftily adverb
■ seeming to be dishonest
▪suspicious if someone or something seems suspicious, they make you think that something dishonest or illegal is happening: The police are treating the boy’s death as suspicious.
▪dubious if something seems dubious, you think it may not be completely true, right, or honest: He has a rather dubious reputation. | It all sounds highly dubious to me. | the country’s dubious record on human rights
▪shady shady business deals or people seem to be dishonest or connected with secret and illegal activities: Several senior members of the party had been involved in shady deals. | a shady character
▪shifty someone who looks shifty looks as if they are doing or planning something dishonest: The man on the market stall looked a bit shifty when he gave me my change.
▪dodgy British English informal probably dishonest and not to be trusted – used especially to say that you do not want to be involved with someone or something: There’s something a bit dodgy about him. | dodgy business deals
shift‧y /ˈʃɪfti/
adjective informallooking dishonest:
—shiftily adverb
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