guile

英 [ɡaɪl]

美 [ɡaɪl]

n.  狡诈; 欺诈; 奸诈

复数：guiles　

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BNC.22120 / COCA.24013

牛津词典

noun

• 狡诈；欺诈；奸诈
  the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 狡诈；欺诈；奸诈
  Guileis the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way.
  1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate...
     我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。
  2. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
     我喜欢孩子的天真无邪。

英英释义

noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  Synonym:trickerychicanerychicanewileshenanigan
• the quality of being crafty
  Synonym:craftinessdeceitfulness
• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  Synonym:craftcraftinesscunningfoxinessslynesswiliness

双语例句

• I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
  我喜欢孩子的天真无邪。
• His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate
  我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。
• The president will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.
  总统将需要运用她所有的政治伎俩来继续执政。
• He was a man without guile.
  他是一个厚道人。
• However, the definition I added comes straight out of the manual for Guile.
  但是，我增加的定义又直接超出了Guile手册的范围。
• "we cannot tolerate guile of any kind," said the chairman of the committee.
  “我们不能容忍任何形式的欺骗，”委员会的主席说。
• They will appreciate the design, guile and sophistication of this movie about design, guile and the choice between evils.
  他们会欣赏这部影片的设计、狡诈，以及对设计、狡诈和恶行选择的强词夺理。
• A swashbuckler who uses agility and guile to stand toe-to-toe with enemies.
  一个用敏捷和贴身技能去与敌人周旋的侠客。
• He is a simple, honest man, totally lacking in guile.
  他是一个纯朴诚实的人，一点也不狡诈。
• A swindler uses guile;
  骗子用诈术；