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

• 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。
• 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。
• They became more experienced and wily.
  他们变得更加富有经验而机警了。
• 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。
• The wily lot may be excused for not jumping at the mother of dragons 'elevator pitch.
  这群狡猾的家伙没有欣然接受龙之母的电梯推销，或许情有可原。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。