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发音： [mɪsˈkɑnˌdʌkt]
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例句：
- We use misconduct to describe a behavior that is not right, improper, or illegal.
- The Luckin Coffee Inc. once committed financial fraud, which is a misconduct for listed enterprises.
- When a company has uncovered criminal misconduct in its operations, the clearest path to avoiding a guilty plea or an indictment is voluntary self-disclosure.
- The Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty in a hearing at a London court on Friday to seven more charges of sexual misconduct, the BBC and other British news outlets reported.
- Given how common fraud is at audited public companies, Mr. Dyck said, misconduct is likely even more pervasive in privately held businesses, particularly in crypto, which is only loosely regulated.
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解释：
- Misconduct这个单词用作名词使用，其表示“improper or unlawful behavior”这一含义，即“行为不端/失职/处理不当”，与wrongdoing/malfeasance/misbehavior这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- We have zero tolerance for this kind of misconduct and will not hesitate to take action against any employee when we find wrongdoing.（我们对此类不当行为零容忍，当我们发现不当行为时，我们会毫不犹豫地对任何员工采取行动。）
—Business - Tesla’s blog post said it has always disciplined and terminated employees who engage in misconduct, including those who use racial slurs or harass others.（特斯拉的博客文章称，它一直对从事不当行为的员工进行纪律处分和解雇，包括那些使用种族诽谤或骚扰他人的员工。）
—Technology - The witnesses were all women who worked in different fields and described a range of experiences of misconduct, from verbal harassment to outright assault.（证人都是在不同领域工作的女性，他们描述了一系列不当行为的经历，从口头骚扰到直接攻击。）
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