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

• 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。
• This means that the Chinese shenanigans, whatever they were, continue to exist in a legal netherworld.
  这表明中国的诡计，不管它是什么，将会在世界上继续存在。
• Hong Kong takes pride in being a leading international financial centre, but it has its share of boardroom shenanigans and dubious dealings it would rather keep hidden.
  香港以身为领先国际金融中心为傲，但这里也隐藏着董事会诡计和可疑交易。
• 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。
• However, this intent is lost in all the file I/ O, byte-shifting, field-offsetting shenanigans needed to execute the test.
  但此目标在执行测试所需的所有I/O文件、字节转换文件、字段偏移（field-offsetting）文件中是无法实现的。
• 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？
• I wanna know what kind of shenanigans you're up to.
  我想知道你在耍什么诡计。
• Unfortunately, with the Republican shenanigans of recent days, we might as well all learn a new national anthem.
  不幸的是，鉴于这段时间共和党人的瞎搞，我们也可能将全民学习一首新国歌。
• 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。
• Greece over-borrowed and overspent, then got caught in accounting shenanigans and the global financial meltdown.
  希腊的问题是借债过度、消费过度，又中了会计把戏和全球金融危机的着。