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
- 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。 - 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。 - What was cried up by the wily merchant often turned out to be most unworthy of praise.
凡是那位奸商所大声赞扬的，往往是最一钱不值的。 - 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.
狡猾的人经常被看作是聪明人；老谋深算的政治诡计；狡诈的计划；狡诈回避的回答；狡猾得像只狐狸；狡猾的迪克；狡猾的老讼棍。 - Fast graduated with a Masters from Central Saint Martins in2008, and his first collection was promptly snapped up by the most wily retailer in the business, Browns.
2008年快速毕业于中央圣马丁的大师，他的首部作品被最狡猾的零售商布朗在业务内迅速抢购了。 - However, he was wily and dangerous.
其实，他是狡猾和危险的。 - Can our heroes possibly defeat this wily creature?
我们的小英雄能战胜狡猾的小八戒吗？ - 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。 - Jane is a wily old bird.
简是个诡计多端的老太太。 - They became more experienced and wily.
他们变得更加富有经验而机警了。