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disreputably

/dis-rep-yuh-tuh-buhl/US // dɪsˈrɛp yə tə bəl //UK // (dɪsˈrɛpjʊtəbəl) //

不名誉地,不光彩的,不名誉的,不光彩的是

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
    • : discreditable; dishonorable.
    • : shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition: disreputable clothes.

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Examples

  • Acting was still a disreputable profession, but respectable Nelly is reluctant to become his kept woman.

  • The program was called “disreputable if not outright illegal” by some NSA officials and was ultimately shut down in 1973.

  • So far, so disreputable, especially if you bought into Assange's rock-star status.

  • In 1972, as a young director, he saw his first film released to a handful of disreputable theaters.

  • Or must they have been pushed, perhaps by her disreputable boyfriend or even a deranged stranger?

  • With horror she had heard her brother addressed by a disreputable costermonger in a mangy fur cap, as "Old pal."

  • Indeed it took nearly a couple of years to weed out the disreputable members of this body.

  • He would form a circle of disreputable youths, for whose drinks Sogrange was called upon to pay.

  • Beside Clipperton was a disreputable little Mexican with gold rings in his ears.

  • Its latter days were dreary, down-at-heel, and disreputable enough.