| 词汇 | example_english_cunning |
| 释义 | Examples of cunningThese 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. Is there, however, a more general contrast between urban (civil, gentle) and rural (coarse, cunning, traditional) ? If accused, he can claim to have been duped by a spy even more cunning than himself. Settlers, too, came from distant countries, some with an alarming novelty of skill, others with an offensive advantage in cunning. The primary appeal of the case lies in its cunning insistence upon the status quo. The religious law legalizes the use of cunning in trading, but forbids depriving people of their property illegally. How then would ordinary people go about dealing with the crafty clerks and cunning runners in charge of their cases? If they were human, they would become cunning. Traditional cunning folk, mostly male and rural, continued to be active down to the early twentieth century. Further, the experts and host continuously characterised perpetrators as cunning predators. Outwitting squirrels: 101 cunning stratagems to reduce dramatically the egregious misappropriation of seed from your birdfeeder by squirrels. The bear brought out bravery or cunning, or revealed cowardice in the tale's central characters, and became a necessary component of the genre. The cunning and brute impositions of the colonizers are juxtaposed with the flexibility, and indeed astonishing persistence and durability, of indigenous behaviours, attitudes and symbols, if not always institutions. Scarcely less heinous were the clients of cunning men and women : to resort to them was idolatrous, superstitious, and tantamount to making a tacit pact with the archfiend. Artificial intelligence takes up the analysis on a higher level: the moves of thought are "visible" in infraconscious behavior, instantaneous calculations, abrupt twists of cunning grappling with a difficulty. Admittedly, books are not being burned - the purifying flame is being put to a more cunning use. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In my view there is more cunning in the proposal to use the average salary. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In doing that, we will have to be cunning and maintain a united front. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Was it that they were being rather cunning? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We face a growing world-wide threat of drug smuggling which is increasingly diverse and cunning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prisoners make illicit drink in, perhaps, most prisons, and they can be very cunning in doing so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is clever, cold, cunning, ruthless and vindictive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They now adopt the cunning device of talking continually about a possibility—which of course, they hope will not come about—of rates strikes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to assure him that, in spite of his long absence from political controversy, his hand has by no means lost its cunning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only must the operator be highly trained, but he must also be in constant practice, otherwise his ear loses its cunning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are rgarded as remarkably cunning operators, as quick to take a trick as anyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is extremely cunning, extremely fast and, over a distance, faster than the normal greyhound dog. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The history of taxation is full of cunning tricks played upon a gullible electorate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ordinary crook who gangs up is a nasty, sordid, mean-minded person possessing nothing more than cunning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have not perhaps learned the arts of cunning and greed as well as some of us who live in a somewhat different atmosphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all witnessed, and drawn advantage from, the cunning, hidden routes known to experienced taxi-drivers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is that danger, but the cunning, sophisticated, professional criminal can, and frequently does, take advantage of many other evidential rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the attempt to frustrate, people use many devious and cunning guises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 I ask them to confine their thinking to the dangerous processions and to keep in mind the cunning thinking that is behind the dangerous procession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find it extremely difficult to take that prospect seriously, however committed and cunning such hypothetical parents may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The speculator has come up with a cunning wheeze to overcome that slight problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I admit that "legal cunning" is a most improper expression to use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, talent—rather than cunning or deviousness—will be releaed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that, amidst all the rival and cunning economic policies for agriculture, that is the most satisfactory, mixing if possible arable with stock farming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suddenly realised that there was a cunning plan—but it was unsuccessful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The co-operative societies have not been cunning in their methods; they have not attempted to adopt cunning methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In truth, to me at any rate, it smacks of cunning, of trickiness, to give with one hand and take away with another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The 'catch-the-eye' procedure is not intended as a cunning way of speaking when you have not been allocated any time. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The second relates to the cunning behind the cuts, whereby all that mattered was approval of the draft budget. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Perhaps a certain amount of protective cunning was used on his part, but certainly not positive deception. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prisoners are immensely cunning about hiding drugs, many of which are received from visitors because it is easy for them to pass drugs over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then to these traditional methods of political warfare and penetration they have, with diabolical cunning, added another, and that is anti-colonialism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that this may have been a cunning play on words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, they are sly, cunning and virtuoso at playing a double game. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are much more cunning and subtle than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not under-estimate the art and cunning of our opponents, who have shown such skill in espionage, sabotage and in propaganda. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By cunning choice of baseline, a steep increase can be seen between specific years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A cunning man can spin things out by putting in insufficent or inadequate plans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The challenge in dealing with cunning cheats who use a variety of well-tried and up-to-date rewarding techniques is depressing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of their venerable leaders seem to combine holiness with political cunning, and they bear titles which indicate in many cases their far-flung spiritual jurisdiction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Others, more cunning, will attempt to confuse you with a choice, while carefully steering you in the direction they want you to go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are virtually no standards of right and wrong governing his conduct other than what is physically possible for the strongest and most cunning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the generous and gentle manner of my noble friend lies a diabolically cunning political brain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does local expertise, knowledge and cunning count for nothing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bogus property repairer is a cunning and cynical moving target. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She may be cunning and get it for £125, but she does not have to account for the difference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The drug traffickers are among the most cunning people imaginable, and a wretched crowd they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Traffickers are devious and cunning but very often desperate because they want to feed their own habit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is missing from all this cunning is the concept that all commerce—every commercial deal—depends on trust. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The victims are often weak, adventurous or bored, and the pushers are greedy, cunning and evil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people—usually, though not invariably, men—are mostly inadequate and selfishly careless rather than cunning and criminal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Violence, fraud, the prerogative of force, the claims of superior cunning—these are the sources to which those titles may be traced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of their mental state, they are sometimes incredibly powerful, vicious and cunning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he were as statesmanlike as he is cunning, his legislation would be better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that it has been cunning in its pursuit of a dilatory policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, where serious organised illegal activities are concerned, sophisticated and up-to-date procedures are needed by the police to catch the cunning criminal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cunning organiser who wants disruption will use every little lever that he can to widen the gap and to get in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, there is a certain amount of low cunning in the provision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, they also suffer from elements of low cunning which act like adrenalin upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it because the people have lost their cunning and are no longer able to carry on production? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cunning man looks at the catalogue supplied by the couponeers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His old cunning did not entirely desert him, because he very insinuatingly suggested to us that there were precedents actually in existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first point brings out the cunning and stupidity again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Evil adults who prey on innocent children are cunning and devious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not as cunning as he is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have fought with bravery and inconceivable cunning. Since the 1980s, football hooligans have displayed a callous cunning and organisation. At the same time, he also displayed characteristic political cunning, knowing just how far he could go without provoking a destructive counter-reaction. Such modifications are cunning, especially given her abbreviations elsewhere. The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. The cunning speculator who places bets on the victims' greed or gullibility has consequently received more attention than perhaps more exculpable, less glamorous, moral vacillators. Their leadership is direct and open, with little political cunning or trickery. Foxes on the other hand are cunning manipulators, manoeuvring politically behind the scenes. A marriage begun without financial security looks hazardous to the poet, let alone where the man seems cunning and manipulative. Who the cunning ones may be who calculatingly steal a harem from exhausted combatants after a battle is a question yet to be answered. His style of interaction is identified by committee members as a cunning salesman's style. A cunning and contradictory polemicist, he quickly made enemies. Typically, he moved with both caution and cunning, usually acting through the durbar. There are moving stories of how one's own community survived and grew through its ingenuity, courage, cunning, and sometimes with the help of other communities. 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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