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 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。 - 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。 - They became more experienced and wily.
他们变得更加富有经验而机警了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - However, he was wily and dangerous.
其实，他是狡猾和危险的。 - He was out-witted by his wily opponent.
他斗不过诡计多端的对手。