心怀鬼胎 meaning in English
have sinister motives; conceive mischief; entertain fear from a sense of guilt; entertain dark schemes; fearful with a guilty conscience; have in mind designs that cannot bear the light of the day; have a secret fear; have ulterior motives; mean mischief; oppressed by the demons of a bad conscience; scheme evil; with evil [misgivings] in one's heart; with evil intent
Examples
- He suspiciously watched the men at the athletic club that noon .
那天中午，他心怀鬼胎地注意运动俱乐部的那些人。 - Just at this point he met his soul s sworn comrade , joe harper - hard - eyed , and with evidently a great and dismal purpose in his heart
恰在此时，他遇到了他的铁哥们儿乔哈帕他两眼发直，显然心怀鬼胎。