She curried favor with the leader by contemptible means.是什么意思？

She curried favor with the leader by contemptible means.

她用卑鄙的手段博取领导的欢心.

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

curried

adj. 加了咖喱（或咖喱粉的），用咖哩粉调理的；

例句
She curried favor with the leader by contemptible means.
她用卑鄙的手段博取领导的欢心.

favor

n. 好感，宠爱，关切，欢心；vt. 支持，赞成，照顾，促成；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

leader

n. 领袖，领导者，负责人，指挥者，领唱者；

例句
The Jordanian leader seemed amenable to attending a conference...
约旦领导人似乎愿意参加会议。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

contemptible

adj. <正>可轻蔑的，可鄙的，卑劣的；

例句
...this contemptible act of violence.
这种卑劣的暴力行径

means

n. 方法（ mean的名词复数），手段，收入，财

例句
Aggression is by no means a male-only trait.
好斗性绝非男性才具有的特征。