crafty

英 [ˈkrɑːfti]

美 [ˈkræfti]

adj.  巧妙的; (尤指)狡诈的，诡计多端的

比较级：craftier　最高级：craftiest　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 巧妙的；（尤指）狡诈的，诡计多端的
  clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods
  1. He's a crafty old devil.
     他是个奸诈狡猾的家伙。
  2. one of the party's craftiest political strategists
     这个政党最精明的政治战略家之一

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巧妙的;狡诈的;诡计多端的
  If you describe someone ascrafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
  1. ...a crafty, lying character who enjoys plotting against others...
     狡猾奸诈、满嘴谎言而且爱算计人的家伙
  2. A crafty look came to his eyes...
     他眼中闪出狡黠的神情。
  3. That was my crafty little plan.
     那是我的小妙计。

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:cunningdodgyfoxyguilefulknavishslickslytricksytrickywily

双语例句

• He's a crafty old fox.
  他是一只狡猾的老狐狸。
• I didn't mention that I had withheld a ten-franc note engraved with Voltaire's crafty visage.
  我没说我还留着那张印着伏尔泰狡诈肖像的十法郎纸币。
• Shrewd or crafty management of public affairs.
  精明或诡计多端的公共事务的管理。
• This must be none other than that crafty hypocrite Kong Qiu from the state of lu!
  此夫鲁国之巧伪人孔丘非邪？（《庄子》）
• He's an extremely handy and crafty craftsman.
  他真的是一个熟练，灵巧的木匠。
• Because these clones are crafty.
  因为这些克隆人很狡猾。
• He considered himself a crafty man — a man would have to get up very early in the morning to put one over on Alf Tandy.
  他觉得自己太狡猾了——为了愚弄一下阿尔夫·坦迪通常得早上很早起床。
• But let it be so! I did not burden you; but, as some of you say, being crafty, I took you by guile.
  罢了！我并没有加给你们担子，你们却有人说，我是狡猾诡诈，用诡计牢笼你们。
• Do not trust him, he is as crafty as a fox.
  别相信他，他象狐狸一样狡猾。
• Muscovites have always resented the crafty Georgians minting money out of them by selling commodities they need.
  俄国人一向对狡猾的格鲁吉亚人通过向他们出售商品来赚取他们的钱而感到十分不满。