venal

adj.

1. 贪赃枉法的；见利忘义的
   prepared to do dishonest or immoral things in return for money
   1. venal journalists
      唯利是图的记者

1. ADJ-GRADED 贪财的;腐败的;贪赃枉法的;唯利是图的
   If you describe someone as venal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things which are dishonest or immoral.
   1. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal.
      伊恩·特里默贪污受贿，是个彻头彻尾的贪官。
   2. ...venal politicians.
      贪赃枉法的政客

1. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal.
   伊恩·特里默贪污受贿，是个彻头彻尾的贪官。
2. A venal moving-van company had revealed her address.
   一家唯利是图的搬运汽车公司还是把她的住址泄露了。
3. Corruptible judges; dishonest politicians; a purchasable senator; a venal police officer.
   可收买的法官；可买通的政客；可收买的参议员；可贿赂的警官。
4. On balance, even the most venal political neophyte may decide it is easier to make money by getting a proper job.
   总的来说，对于初入政界的人来说，即使是最唯利是图的人也可能做出这样的判断：从事一个适当的职业更容易赚钱。
5. By some chance the little table at which I sat had escaped the eye of incomers, and two vacant chairs at it extended their arms with venal hospitality to the influx of patrons.
   我随意间选坐的一张小桌恰好不为人们所注目，还剩下两把空椅以诱人的殷勤，伸开双臂欢迎新拥进的顾客。
6. I know which lords are brave and which are craven, which are loyal and which are venal. I can deliver allies to her.
   我知道如何区分勇武的领主和那些胆小鬼们，哪些是忠犬而哪些仅是些墙头草，我可以为她征召到同盟。
7. I never intimidate ordinary folks. I only intimidate those venal officials.
   我从来不吓唬老百姓，只吓唬那些贪官污吏。
8. Ellis was a venal, sly man.
   埃利斯是个贪财、奸诈的人。
9. A more obviously venal motive is that green investing is good for the image& unusually, the World Bank publishes the names of investors in its green offerings.
   还有个更现实的动机就是，绿色投资有助于提升形象&世行一改清高做派，会在发行绿色债券的时候公布投资人的名单。
10. MPs were shown to be hopelessly out of touch and, in some cases, venal.
    英国议员在丑闻中表现得不可理喻，在某些情况下甚至是贪赃枉法。
11. A person regarded as malicious or treacherous. Ellis was a venal, sly man.
    奸诈者被认为是阴险或狡诈的人埃利斯是个贪财、奸诈的人。
12. Like the rest of us, they are ignorant, partial, venal and vain.
    与我们这些凡人一样，他们无知、片面、见利忘义，还爱慕虚荣。
13. They are accused of being involved in venal practices.
    他们被指控参与行贿受贿。
14. In his film, the heroes assassinate a venal and mendacious cabinet minister, so perhaps the age of fantastical wish-fulfillment is not dead after all.
    在他的电影中，男主人公暗杀了一名腐败且满嘴谎言的内阁大臣，如此看来，梦想成真的空想时代还尚未彻底消亡。
15. As that monstrosity of venal lust is no longer possible, it is no longer needed.
    以金钱去购买淫欲的丑事既然不可能再存在下去，那么也就不再有需要了。
16. I never intimidate ordinary folks. I only intimidate those venal officials. I thought the veiled threat of war was bluff.
    我认为那含蓄的战争恫吓是吓唬人的。
17. Those looking for a higher moral purpose in this catalog of wonders may note how often these lives have been cut short by venal, inadequate, or positively clueless medical care.
    那些寻求更高的道德目的可以说明这个目录奇观多久这些生命已经缩短巧取豪夺，不足，积极不明或医疗。
18. Objective To find a simple, effective surgical method to deal with venal ulcer in lower limbs.
    目的探讨治疗下肢静脉溃疡有效、简单的方法。
19. The relationship of the accessory renal artery with the ureter and the inferior venal cava was discussed.
    援引本文材料对肾副动脉与输尿管及下腔静脉的位置关系的临床意义作了初步探讨。
20. Objective To evaluate the clinical diagnosis value of color Doppler ultrasound by retrospectively analyzing its findings of left renal venal entrapment syndrome.
    目的通过回顾分析23例左肾静脉压迫征，探讨彩超对其诊断价值。

adj

1. capable of being corrupted
   1. corruptible judges
   2. dishonest politicians
   3. a purchasable senator
   4. a venal police officer

   Synonym:    corruptiblebribabledishonestpurchasable