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be a scoundrel
用于描述某人是恶棍。
He is a scoundrel who cheats everyone.
他是一个欺骗所有人的恶棍。
恶棍；无赖；坏蛋
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恶棍；无赖；坏蛋
a mean, worthless or wicked person; a rascal or villain who deliberately does evil
He is a scoundrel who cheats everyone.
他是一个欺骗所有人的恶棍。
卑鄙无用之人；无赖；恶棍；没有荣誉或美德的人。
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
恶棍；故意做坏事的人
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
That scoundrel tricked everyone into investing in a fake company.
那个恶棍骗了所有人投资一家虚假的公司。
The townspeople finally caught the scoundrel after he tried to rob the bank.
那个恶棍试图抢劫银行后，镇上的人终于抓住了他。
Don't trust him; he is a scoundrel who would betray his own mother.
别相信他，他是个会背叛自己母亲的恶棍。
用于描述某人是恶棍。
He is a scoundrel who cheats everyone.
他是一个欺骗所有人的恶棍。
用于指责某人。
She called him a scoundrel after he lied.
他说谎后，她叫他恶棍。
定语从句修饰恶棍。
Only a scoundrel who steals from the poor would do that.
只有偷穷人东西的恶棍才会那样做。
Not this
That was a scoundrel act.
Use this
That was a scoundrelly act.
scoundrel 是名词，不能直接修饰名词。应使用形容词 scoundrelly 或改为 'act of a scoundrel'。
Not this
He is scoundrel.
Use this
He is a scoundrel.
scoundrel 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
卑鄙的无赖
He turned out to be a despicable scoundrel who betrayed his closest friends.
他原来是个卑鄙的无赖，背叛了自己最亲近的朋友。
一个恶棍般的男人
Her new husband was a scoundrel of a man who only wanted her money.
她的新丈夫是个只想要她钱财的恶棍般的男人。
老坏蛋
That old scoundrel cheated me out of my inheritance.
那个老坏蛋骗走了我的遗产。
满口谎言的恶棍
The lying scoundrel denied everything in court.
那个满口谎言的恶棍在法庭上否认了一切。
称某人为恶棍
She called him a scoundrel for breaking his promise.
她骂他是恶棍，因为他违背了诺言。
爱国主义是无赖最后的庇护所。
This famous quote is commonly attributed to Samuel Johnson in a 1775 conversation recorded by James Boswell. It is often used to criticize those who hide selfish or dishonest behavior behind claims of patriotism.
这句名言通常认为是塞缪尔·约翰逊于1775年一次谈话中说出的，由詹姆斯·博斯韦尔记录。它常被用来批评那些用爱国主义掩饰自私或不诚实行为的人。
Use scoundrel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个恶棍在争吵中死扛到底，卑鄙无耻。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史小说、戏剧、文学评论、道德谴责 该词比较正式，多用于文学或历史语境中描述故意作恶的人。
多用于贬义
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