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

However, he was wily and dangerous.
其实，他是狡猾和危险的。
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。
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。
Even now, the wily Zimbabwean liberation hero seems to be outwitting his rivals, mediators and enemies in almost equal measure.
甚至在现在，这位老谋深算的津巴布韦解放英雄以几乎同样的方法，正在欺骗他的对手、仲裁者和敌人。
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。
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。
Can our heroes possibly defeat this wily creature?
我们的小英雄能战胜狡猾的小八戒吗？
Wily criminals are increasingly operating black-market phoning businesses based in parks and on street corners.
那些老谋深算的罪犯们愈来愈多地在公园或街角从事黑市电话的交易。
He was out-witted by his wily opponent.
他斗不过诡计多端的对手。
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。