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
- 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。 - Can our heroes possibly defeat this wily creature?
我们的小英雄能战胜狡猾的小八戒吗? - For the wily warrior there is the Envenomed Sword!
“淬毒剑”正是为那些老谋深算的战士们准备的! - However, he was wily and dangerous.
其实,他是狡猾和危险的。 - Jane is a wily old bird.
简是个诡计多端的老太太。 - These reclusive, wily jungle trolls are considered to be the highest authority within their respective warbands.
这些隐遁的,足智多谋的丛林巨魔在他们各自的战斗部落中享有最崇高的威望。 - The succession of rebuffs he had suffered in the platoon had made him more wily.
他在候察排里碰到的一连串钉子,使他学乖了。 - Even now, the wily Zimbabwean liberation hero seems to be outwitting his rivals, mediators and enemies in almost equal measure.
甚至在现在,这位老谋深算的津巴布韦解放英雄以几乎同样的方法,正在欺骗他的对手、仲裁者和敌人。 - Her father was a wily old attorney.
她父亲是一个狡猾的老执法官。