| 词汇 | wily |
| 释义 | wily adjective uk /ˈwaɪ.li/ us /ˈwaɪ.li/ (of a person) intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim: （人）狡猾的，诡计多端的 a wily politician狡猾的政客 Synonyms clevermainly UKdisapproving cunning slick(SKILFUL) tricky See wilesformal Sly & devious artful artfully artfulness backdoor calculating cunningly devious deviously deviousness disingenuous ducking guile guileful guilefully legerdemain Machiavellian tricksy tricky underhand weaselly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Wise and sensible wily | American Dictionarywily adjective us/ˈwɑɪ·li/ quick to think of things, having a very good understanding of situations and possibilities, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim: a wily hunter Examples of wilywily In this connection, surviving accounts demonstrate a wily adeptness at manipulation of the press and police. It takes a wily philosopher to avoid this trap. The recruiters needed to be both tough and wily to do their business. Occupying center stage through most of the book are the urban notables, a small clique of wily and resilient families who stood at the summit of local society. The wily fox will not go into a bit of wire sticking out on the open hillside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prosecutors get a very bad press these days, but in the main they are wily people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do we wily consider the emigration of the very best class of labourer or artisan? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a most interesting bird, however; a most vigilant, wily fellow, and he deserves a great deal more attention than he is receiving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be some wily employers who might attempt to wrest some perceived commercial advantage by exploiting vulnerable workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a very naughty chap, undoubtedly; he is wily, lives by his wits and forays in company, but he is altogether delightful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt under these circumstances of exposure a good many wily managers of firms would not continue to hold the posts they hold now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By joining our union and supporting safeguarding is the wily way you can hope to protect your wages and working conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is all very well to say that it is wily an incomplete remedy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But during the eighteen months the husband, who was rather a wily person, had arranged to sell his house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are asking whether the simple ones should be helped, not the wily ones. 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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