shoddy

US [ˈʃɑdi]
UK [ˈʃɒdi]
  • adj.做工粗糙的；粗制滥造的；劣质的；奸诈的
  • n.(拿旧货重制的)翻造呢绒；回纺绒线；冒充物；不值钱的东西
  • Web粗劣；冒充好货的；以次充好的
Comparative Degree：shoddier  Superlative：shoddiest  

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shoddy
adj.
1.
做工粗糙的；粗制滥造的；劣质的made or done badly and with not enough care
shoddy goods
劣质商品
shoddy workmanship
粗糙的做工
2.
奸诈的；卑鄙的dishonest or unfair
shoddy treatment
不好的对待

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AllAll,做工粗糙的做工粗糙的,粗制滥造的粗制滥造的,劣质的劣质的,奸诈的奸诈的,翻造呢绒翻造呢绒,回纺绒线回纺绒线,冒充物冒充物,不值钱的东西不值钱的东西,粗劣粗劣,冒充好货的冒充好货的,以次充好的以次充好的
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1.
Given that our survey work was close to complete I decided for the group to leave two days early on the shoddy propeller.
为了让我们的调研工作有个完美的结局，我决定靠这个假冒的推进器早两天离开。
wèi le ràng wǒ men de diào yán gōng zuò yǒu gè wán měi de jié jú , wǒ jué dìng kào zhè ge jiǎ mào de tuī jìn qì zǎo liǎng tiān lí kāi 。
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2.
Huey: He was so angry when he wrote that he smeared up the ink. And you know how shoddy the paper is over there to begin with.
休伊：他写那些的时候气的要命，连墨水的弄得一塌糊涂。你很难能想象那张纸开头糟糕成什么样子。
xiū yī : tā xiě nà xiē de shí hou qì de yào mìng , lián mò shuǐ de nòng de yí tā hú tú 。 nǐ hěn nán néng xiǎng xiàng nà zhāng zhǐ kāi tóu zāo gāo chéng shén me yàng zǐ 。
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3.
"The builders will be held responsible if the building work is found to be shoddy, " he said.
左代夫说：“如果调查发现建筑不合标准，建筑商将被追究责任。”
zuǒ dài fū shuō : " rú guǒ diào chá fā xiàn jiàn zhù bù hé biāo zhǔn , jiàn zhù shāng jiāng bèi zhuī jiū zé rèn 。 "
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4.
d. The lives claimed by shoddy construction projects should be enough to put governments at all levels on the alert.
伪劣建筑夺取了很多人的生命，这一点足以使我们的各级部门提高警惕。
wěi liè jiàn zhù duó qǔ le hěn duō rén de shēng mìng , zhè yì diǎn zú yǐ shǐ wǒ men de gè jí bù mén tí gāo jǐng tì 。
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5.
She was trying to figure out, but who cares if it, don't let this kind of shoddy stationery mislead more pupil.
她想弄明白，到底谁管这事儿，别让这种粗制滥造的文教用品误导更多的小学生。
tā xiǎng nòng míng bái , dào dǐ shuí guǎn zhè shì er , bié ràng zhè zhǒng cū zhì làn zào de wén jiào yòng pǐn wù dǎo gèng duō de xiǎo xué shēng 。
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6.
The quality of Chinese construction in Africa is often perceived to be shoddy.
中方在非洲承建的工程经常被认为质量低劣。
zhōng fāng zài fēi zhōu chéng jiàn de gōng chéng jīng cháng bèi rèn wéi zhì liàng dī liè 。
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7.
In theory, I should be ecstatic about all the choices available; I no longer have to put up with bad service or shoddy goods.
从理论上讲，我对能有这么多选择应该感到欣喜万分，我可以不再忍受低劣的服务和伪劣商品了。
cóng lǐ lùn shàng jiǎng , wǒ duì néng yǒu zhè me duō xuǎn zé yīng gāi gǎn dào xīn xǐ wàn fēn , wǒ kě yǐ bú zài rěn shòu dī liè de fú wù hé wěi liè shāng pǐn le 。
tr.bab.la
8.
Maybe we went on a bad day but I can't recommend making the trip to a very shoddy seaside town.
或许，我们在去之前该翻下皇历。无论如何，推荐大家去一个名不副实的地方，我还真做不来。
huò xǔ , wǒ men zài qù zhī qián gāi fān xià huáng lì 。 wú lùn rú hé , tuī jiàn dà jiā qù yī gè míng bú fù shí de dì fang , wǒ hái zhēn zuò bù lái 。
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9.
Second, he knew that strong discipline would also be necessary to improve his firm's shoddy manufacturing.
其二，他深知严格的纪律同样有助于改善英特尔公司的劣质生产工艺。
qí èr , tā shēn zhī yán gé de jì lǜ tóng yàng yǒu zhù yú gǎi shàn yīng tè ěr gōng sī de liè zhì shēng chǎn gōng yì 。
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10.
Wen said central and local governments would bear the cost of bringing often-shoddy school buses up to standard.
温总理说，中央和地方政府将划拨预算用于校车建设，确保其达到安全标准。
wēn zǒng lǐ shuō , zhōng yāng hé dì fāng zhèng fǔ jiāng huà bō yù suàn yòng yú xiào chē jiàn shè , què bǎo qí dá dào ān quán biāo zhǔn 。
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