wily

英 [ˈwaɪli]

美 [ˈwaɪli]

adj.  狡猾的; 诡计多端的; 爱捉弄人的

最高级：wiliest　比较级：wilier　

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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
  1. The boss is a wily old fox.
     老板是个狡猾的老狐狸。

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• marked by skill in deception
  1. cunning men often pass for wise
  2. deep political machinations
  3. a foxy scheme
  4. a slick evasive answer
  5. sly as a fox
  6. tricky Dick
  7. a wily old attorney
  Synonym:craftycunningdodgyfoxyguilefulknavishslickslytricksytricky

双语例句

• Wily criminals are increasingly operating black-market phoning businesses based in parks and on street corners.
  那些老谋深算的罪犯们愈来愈多地在公园或街角从事黑市电话的交易。
• In short, the wily old Jew had the boy in his toils. That sly dog grabbed a cookie from the table while no one was in the room.
  简而言之，狡猾的老犹太使那个孩子陷入了他的罗网。房间里没有人的时候，那只狡猾的狗从桌子上衔了一块小甜饼。
• 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。
• Jane is a wily old bird.
  简是个诡计多端的老太太。
• 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。
• I have noticed that many wily entrepreneurs hate to give a definitive "yes" or "no" to difficult questions.
  我注意到，许多善谋的企业家对棘手的问题不喜欢给出确定的“是”或“否”的答案。
• The prattle of the little ones and their pleasure in the stories I told them of elf and gnome, of hero and wily bear, are pleasant things to remember.
  我为他们讲述精灵和土地神、英雄和狡猾的黑熊的故事，同这些小孩子们谈天说地，感受着他们的快乐，这对我的确是一种令人愉快的回忆。
• 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。
• 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.
  狡猾的人经常被看作是聪明人；老谋深算的政治诡计；狡诈的计划；狡诈回避的回答；狡猾得像只狐狸；狡猾的迪克；狡猾的老讼棍。
• 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。