wily
英 [ˈwaɪli]
美 [ˈwaɪli]
adj. 狡猾的; 诡计多端的; 爱捉弄人的
Collins.1 / BNC.19464 / COCA.17961
牛津词典
adj.
- 狡猾的;诡计多端的;爱捉弄人的
clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people- The boss is a wily old fox.
老板是个狡猾的老狐狸。
- The boss is a wily old fox.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 诡计多端的;狡诈的;狡猾的
If you describe someone or their behaviour aswily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people.- His appointment as prime minister owed much to the wily manoeuvring of the President.
他之所以被任命为总理,很大程度上是因为总统在阴谋操纵。
- His appointment as prime minister owed much to the wily manoeuvring of the President.
英英释义
adj
- marked by skill in deception
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
双语例句
- However, he was wily and dangerous.
其实,他是狡猾和危险的。 - Her father was a wily old attorney.
她父亲是一个狡猾的老执法官。 - I was much touched by this act of kindness on the part of that wily old man towards two utterly defenceless strangers.
这位足智多谋的老人对我们两个无依无靠的外乡人的关切使我为之感动。 - Their boss is a bit of a wily old fox.
他们的老板有点像一个狡猾的老狐狸。 - We know from history that every time we think we have outsmarted malaria we learn the humbling lesson that we are dealing with a very wily parasite.
历史上,我们曾数次觉得已战胜了疟疾,而非常狡猾的寄生虫每次都逃脱控制,让我们落了空,这是令人谦卑的教训。 - What was cried up by the wily merchant often turned out to be most unworthy of praise.
凡是那位奸商所大声赞扬的,往往是最一钱不值的。 - With some wily forward planning, we should be able to meet ourfinancial targets.
作一些明智的先期筹划,我们应该能够达到我们的财政目标。 - Matt was clever and wily and had a reputation for getting into trouble.
马特聪明、狡猾,并且因他的爱惹麻烦而闻名。 - He was literally what the British call a 'wheeler-dealer' – a wily entrepreneur.
他确确实实就是英国人所说的‘投机钻营者’:一位老谋深算的企业家。 - Fast graduated with a Masters from Central Saint Martins in2008, and his first collection was promptly snapped up by the most wily retailer in the business, Browns.
2008年快速毕业于中央圣马丁的大师,他的首部作品被最狡猾的零售商布朗在业务内迅速抢购了。