sly
美音:
[slaı
]英音:
[slaı
]adj.狡猾的
难易程度:
sly为六级词汇
词形变化:
名词:slyness 副词:slyly 形容词比较级:slier/slyer 最高级:sliest/slyest
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sly
/slaɪ; slaɪ/
adj (-er, -est)
1 (often derog 常作贬义) acting or done in a secret, often cunning and deceitful, way 狡猾的; 狡诈的
*a sly fellow, trick, ruse 狡诈的家伙、伎俩、计谋
* (joc 谑) You sly old devil! 你这个老奸巨猾的家伙!
* It was sly of you not to tell us you'd already met. 你们真坏, 已经见了面还瞒着我们.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] suggesting that one knows sth secret; knowing 会意的; 会心的
*a sly smile, look, etc 会心的一笑、表情等
* She cast a sly glance at her bridge partner. 她向桥牌搭挡使了个会意的眼色.
3 mischievous; playful 淘气的; 顽皮的
*play a sly trick on a friend 作弄朋友.
4 (idm 习语) on the `sly secretly 秘密地
*She must have been having lessons on the sly. 她准是暗地里一直在上课.
sly
adj[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old Norse;Origin: slœgr]
someone who is sly cleverly deceives people in order to get what they want
=
cunningsly smile/glance/wink etca smile, look etc that shows you know something secret
He leaned forward with a sly smile.on the slyinformalsecretly, especially when you are doing something that you should not do
They'd been seeing each other on the sly for months.>slylyadv>slynessn[U]
1. That sly dog grabbed a cookie from the table while no one was in the room. 房间里没有人的时候,那只狡猾的狗从桌子上衔了一块小甜饼。
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