wily

英 [ˈwaɪli]

美 [ˈwaɪli]

adj. 狡猾的; 诡计多端的; 爱捉弄人的

最高级：wiliest　比较级：wilier　

GRE TEM8

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
1. The boss is a wily old fox.
  老板是个狡猾的老狐狸。

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.
1. 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。

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:craftycunningdodgyfoxyguilefulknavishslickslytricksytricky

双语例句

The prattle of the little ones and their pleasure in the stories I told them of elf and gnome, of hero and wily bear, are pleasant things to remember.
我为他们讲述精灵和土地神、英雄和狡猾的黑熊的故事，同这些小孩子们谈天说地，感受着他们的快乐，这对我的确是一种令人愉快的回忆。
Jane is a wily old bird.
简是个诡计多端的老太太。
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？
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。
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。
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！
But many uncertainties remain, including the intentions of a president noted for his wily brinkmanship.
但也门仍存在许多不确定因素，包括素以其狡猾的边缘政策著称的这位总统的意图。
Bees are wily creatures, however, whose ingenuity has nothing to do with the size of their brains.
不过蜜蜂是有智谋的生物，它们的才智与它们脑的大小毫无关系。
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。