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

• 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。
• Can our heroes possibly defeat this wily creature?
  我们的小英雄能战胜狡猾的小八戒吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bees are wily creatures, however, whose ingenuity has nothing to do with the size of their brains.
  不过蜜蜂是有智谋的生物，它们的才智与它们脑的大小毫无关系。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was out-witted by his wily opponent.
  他斗不过诡计多端的对手。
• We tried to pin him down for a definite answer, but he was too wily for us.
  我们想迫使他给我们一个确定的回答，但是他对我们来说太滑头了。