| 词汇 | guile |
| 释义 | guile noun[ U ] formaluk /ɡaɪl/ us /ɡaɪl/ clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone: 狡诈，奸诈，欺骗 The president will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.这位总统要想继续掌权就要施展她全部政治手段和伎俩。 He is a simple man, totally lacking in guile.他很单纯，完全不会耍什么诡计。 Synonym chicaneryformal Sly & devious artful artfully artfulness backdoor calculating cunningly devious deviously deviousness disingenuous ducking guileful guilefully legerdemain Machiavellian Machiavellianism tricky underhand weaselly wily guile | American Dictionaryguile noun[ U ] fmlus/ɡɑɪl/ the practice of deceiving people or using other dishonest methods to achieve your aims, or the ability to deceive people for this purpose: He is a simple, honest man, totally lacking in guile. Examples of guileguile Cowardly guile is the main trait of that monster's character. Were you brought to the workhouse through a woman's guile? There were many occasions when we witnessed his guile, timing and cunning approach to the issue of getting the business done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His speech shows not the zeal of the convert, but the guile of the con man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I take strong exception when it is said that they are manipulated by people who have neither the opportunity nor the guile to manipulate them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be the first opportunity that people have had to show that they believe those promises to have been compounded of hypocrisy and guile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They reveal guile and obfuscation, and attempts to ensure that people do not find out about what is happening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg them not to be taken in by guile because the logic of the marketplace speaks for itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be guile wrong to think of this widow as somebody asking for some pecuniary "windfall"—it is nothing of the sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the advantages of women is that they have more charm and guile than men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that it would be guile an exceptional matter for a recommendation for deportation by a court not to be carried out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cases that he outlined are extremely distressing and show the fraudsters' guile in trying to bypass consumer protection legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my own case, we had to use a little more guile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very alert for symptoms of secretiveness, guile and insincerity and it appreciates and demands openness and sincerity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole outside was beautiful and only the inside guile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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