sly

英 [slaɪ]

美 [slaɪ]

adj.  诡诈的; 狡诈的; 诡秘的(表示自己知道别人不知道的秘密)

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习惯用语

adj.

on the sly
• 秘密地；偷偷地；背地里
  secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing
• He has to visit them on the sly.
  他只得偷偷地去看望他们。

牛津词典

adj.

• 诡诈的；狡诈的
  acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people
  1. a sly political move
     诡诈的政治手段
  2. You sly old devil! How long have you known?
     你这个老滑头！你知道有多久了？
• 诡秘的（表示自己知道别人不知道的秘密）
  suggesting that you know sth secret that other people do not know
  1. a sly smile/grin/look/glance, etc.
     诡秘的微笑、咧嘴一笑、神色、一瞥等

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (眼神、表情或话语)会意的，心照不宣的
  Aslylook, expression, or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that was meant to be a secret.
  1. His lips were spread in a sly smile...
     他心照不宣地咧嘴一笑。
  2. He gave me a sly, meaningful look.
     他心照不宣地看了我一眼，意味深长。
• ADJ-GRADED 狡猾的;诡诈的
  If you describe someone assly, you disapprove of them because they keep their feelings or intentions hidden and are clever at deceiving people.
  1. She is devious and sly and manipulative...
     她阴险狡诈，会玩人。
  2. He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one.
     他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。
• PHRASE 偷偷地
  To do somethingon the slymeans to do it secretly, often because it is wrong or bad.
  1. Was she meeting some guy on the sly?
     她是不是偷偷地在见什么人？

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:craftycunningdodgyfoxyguilefulknavishslicktricksytrickywily

双语例句

• I just found out that my boy friend has been dating Mary on the sly.
  我刚刚发现我的男朋友偷偷地与玛丽约会啦。
• I've tipped you a wink or signalled to you on the sly many times, but before you took the hint others had already noticed.
  我多次向你使眼色，又给你递暗号，别人都明白了，你却没有反应。
• She is having an affair with her Japanese teacher on the sly.
  她和她的日文老师偷偷有了恋情。
• He's a sly one! He kept his inheritance secret for ten years.
  他是个诡秘的家伙！他将遗产的秘密隐藏了十年。
• She picked up the new nylon umbrella on the sly.
  她顺手牵羊拿走了那顶新尼龙伞。
• He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one.
  他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。
• Her tale has a consciously youthful tone and storyline, combined with a sly humour.
  她的故事有意采用富于青春气息的笔调和情节，同时还带些调侃。
• Light reveals the subtle alteration of things, the sly or calamitous impermanence or mortal life.
  事物的细微变动，人生的狡猾，倏忽无常，一一都在光中显露出来。
• One day Sly Boy made a mistake.
  有一天，鬼小子犯了一个错误。
• She darted a sly sideways glance at Bramwell
  她狡黠地从眼角瞥了布拉姆韦尔一眼。