cunning

英['kʌnɪŋ] 美['kʌnɪŋ]
  • adj. 狡猾的;有眼光的;精巧的;可爱的
  • n. 【C】狡诈;灵巧
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星级词汇:
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 狡猾的,奸诈的,诡诈的,诡计多端的
    2. 灵巧的,精巧的,巧妙的
    3. 熟练的,老练的
    4. <美口>小巧玲珑的,令人喜爱的,伶俐可爱的
    5. 心灵手巧的
    n. (名词)
    1. 狡猾,诡诈,狡黠,奸猾,奸诈,诡计多端
    2. 灵巧,熟练,巧妙,机灵
    3. 花招
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 狡猾的,奸诈的 clever at deceiving;showing such cleverness
    2. 熟练的,精巧的 skilful
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]狡猾,奸诈 quality of being cunning

英英释义

Noun:
  1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

  2. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Adjective:
  1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;

    "a cute kid with pigtails"
    "a cute little apartment"
    "cunning kittens"
    "a cunning baby"

  2. marked by skill in deception;

    "cunning men often pass for wise"
    "deep political machinations"
    "a foxy scheme"
    "a slick evasive answer"
    "sly as a fox"
    "tricky Dick"
    "a wily old attorney"

  3. showing inventiveness and skill;

    "a clever gadget"
    "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
    "an ingenious solution to the problem"

1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate.
我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Intelligence and cunning emanated from him.
他透着一种智慧和狡黠。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Enrico was too good, an old fox, cunning.
恩里科很有心计,是一只狡猾的老狐狸。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He was as cunning as a fox.
他像狐狸一样狡猾。

来自《权威词典》

5. A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.
间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Many politicians are cunning sophists.
      许多政客都是狡猾的诡辩家。
    2. The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.
      狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。
    3. She showed her cunning in the way she avoided answering the question.
      她对问题避而不答,显示出她很狡猾。
    4. He devised a very cunning scheme to help her.
      他想出一个帮助她的很好的办法。
    5. John happened to come up with a cunning marketing strategy.
      约翰突然提出了极富远见的市场策略。
    6. The cunning workman does not quarrel with his tools.
      (谚)巧匠不挑剔工具。
    7. It takes cunning workmen to make such elaborate furniture.
      能工巧匠才能制作如此精致的家俱。
    8. What a cunning kitten!
      这只小猫多么逗人喜爱!
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The fox is believed to have a great deal of cunning.
      人们相信狐狸十分狡猾。
    2. A look of cunning came into her eyes.
      她的眼睛闪起一丝狡狯的神情。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.
      间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
    2. The giant oil corporations are earning fabulous profits by cunning tactics.
      这些大石油公司以狡诈的手段赚取巨额利润。
    3. She's invented a cunning little device for catching mice.
      她发明了一种精巧的小型捕鼠器。
    用作表语 S+be+~
    1. The roadsters are very cunning.
      这些流浪汉非常狡猾。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.
      狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。
cunning,sly
  • 这两个形容词均含“狡猾的”之意。
  • cunning指凭诡计达到狡诈的目的。
  • sly指竭力掩饰其意图,靠蒙混或表里不一等隐蔽手法达到个人目的。
  • 用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词