wiles

英 [waɪlz]

美 [waɪlz]

n.  花招; 诡计; 奸计
v.  欺骗，诱骗；消遣
wile的第三人称单数和复数

牛津词典

noun

• 花招；诡计；奸计
  clever tricks that sb uses in order to get what they want or to make sb behave in a particular way

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL (尤指女子说服人所用的)花言巧语，巧计
  Wilesare clever tricks that people, especially women, use to persuade other people to do something.
  1. She claimed that women 'use their feminine wiles to get on.'
     她声称女人“靠她们的小聪明来达到目的”。

双语例句

• He can neither resist the wiles of the enemy himself, while in this state, nor can he prevail in prayer for others.
  因为一个失望的人，既不能抵抗仇敌的攻击，又不能为人发出有效的代祷。
• Bread is an instrument, as a means to the satisfaction of hunger and to the support of life. They were men who guarded their free will with wiles and murder.
  面包也是一种手段，靠它来充饥和维持生命。他们都是些不惜采用欺诈与谋杀手段来维护自己的意志的人。
• The city has its cunning wiles, no less than the infinitely smaller and more human tempter.
  就连诱惑人的蛇精也想不出比这再糟的模样了。
• She claimed that women 'use their feminine wiles to get on.'
  她声称女人“靠她们的小聪明来达到目的”。
• The fox's wiles will never enter the lion's head.
  狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。
• The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her.
  那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去。
• "Because you found none of your social level to ply your wiles on?" he laughed harshly.
  “因为你没有找到和你的社会地位相同的人来实施你的诡计？”他粗俗笑道。
• For example, Junes in Toledo are getting hotter, Wiles said.
  比如怀尔斯指出：今年六月，托雷多市变热了。
• He gave in to her wiles.
  在她的诡计下，他屈服了。
• He became a prey to the wicked woman's wiles.
  他中了那个邪女的奸计。