improper /ɪmˈprɒpə/ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Improper activities are illegal or dishonest. 不合法的; 不诚实的 [正式]

  例：

  25 officers were investigated following allegations of improper conduct.

  25名警官被指控行为不当而受到调查。

• 2. 

  improperly ADV 不合法地; 不诚实地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly.

  我既未欺诈又未犯法。

• 3. 

  ADJ Improper conditions or methods of treatment are not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose. 不适当的 [正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.

  用药不当会引起严重的不良反应。

• 4. 

  improperly ADV 不适当地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The study confirmed many reports that doctors were improperly trained.

  该研究证实了许多关于医生培训不足的报导。

• 5. 

  ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour as improper, you mean it is rude or shocking or in some way socially unacceptable. 不得体的

  例：

  Such improper behaviour and language from a young lady left me momentarily incapable of speech.

  如此不得体的言行竟来自一位年轻女士，这让我惊愕得一时无语。

• 6. 

  improperly ADV 不得体地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The company turns down people who show up at job interviews improperly dressed.

  该公司拒绝那些在面试时衣着不得体的人。