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
- 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。 - Can our heroes possibly defeat this wily creature?
我们的小英雄能战胜狡猾的小八戒吗？ - They became more experienced and wily.
他们变得更加富有经验而机警了。 - He was out-witted by his wily opponent.
他斗不过诡计多端的对手。 - 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。 - Her father was a wily old attorney.
她父亲是一个狡猾的老执法官。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。