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
- For the wily warrior there is the Envenomed Sword!
“淬毒剑”正是为那些老谋深算的战士们准备的！ - Can our heroes possibly defeat this wily creature?
我们的小英雄能战胜狡猾的小八戒吗？ - 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。 - But for now, the new research at least gives some meaning to the empty adjective wily.
但就目前而言，这项新研究至少给老谋深算这个空洞的形容词赋予了一些意义。 - 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。 - He was literally what the British call a 'wheeler-dealer' – a wily entrepreneur.
他确确实实就是英国人所说的‘投机钻营者’：一位老谋深算的企业家。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。