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
- 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。 - 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。 - But many uncertainties remain, including the intentions of a president noted for his wily brinkmanship.
但也门仍存在许多不确定因素，包括素以其狡猾的边缘政策著称的这位总统的意图。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He was out-witted by his wily opponent.
他斗不过诡计多端的对手。 - 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。 - 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。 - They became more experienced and wily.
他们变得更加富有经验而机警了。