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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9717 COCA: 12813

cunning

Word family 
cun·ning1 /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ ●●○ adjectiveadj  
1  INTELLIGENTsomeone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want 〔人〕狡猾的，狡诈的 SYN crafty
 a cunning opponent
狡猾的对手
► see thesaurus at intelligent
2  UNFAIRbehaviour or actions that are cunning are clever but dishonest and unfair, and are used to get what you want 〔行为或动作〕狡诈的，狡猾的
 a cunning plan
狡诈的计划
3  UNUSUALa cunning object or piece of equipment is clever and unusual 〔物体或设备〕巧妙的，不同寻常的
 a cunning little device for keeping out draughts
挡风用的巧妙小装置
4  BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING American EnglishAmE old-fashioned attractive 可爱的，吸引人的
 a cunning little dress
小巧可爱的连衣裙
—cunningly adverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
cunning• The book talks, and is very cunning.• But the wicked creature was very cunning, and she finally thought of a trick that would give her what she wanted.• The coach quickly came up with a cunning counterattack.• Hawkeye was very cunning - he always waited until his enemy was alone and unarmed before making his attack.• She's a cunning little devil! She left for school as usual, and then went into town instead with her friends.• a cunning marketing ploy• a cunning model of the world• It was only the latest chapter in the book on the dangerous, amoral, but cunning place called Arkansas.• And it seems that nothing, not even one of Baldrick's cunning plans, can save them.• There was a small black sofa with cunning red and blue cushions on it.• His leadership style was to maintain power through a combination of force and cunning strategy.• She brought about the death of Pelias by a cunning trick.• They use all kinds of cunning tricks to make people give them money.• The brightest are wasted: the cunning triumph: the robber barons are back.• Diane was a cold and cunning woman who preyed upon lonely teenagers.
cunning2 noun [uncountableU]  
INTELLIGENTthe ability to achieve what you want by deceiving people in a clever way 狡猾，狡诈
 the tiger’s ferocity and cunning
老虎的凶猛和狡诈
 She would use low cunning (=unpleasant dishonest methods) to win people’s sympathy.
她会耍卑鄙的花招来博得别人的同情。
Examples from the Corpus
cunning• And a cunning of its own.• Perhaps one could justify riches as the reward for the skill, diligence, foresight and cunning of the original creator.• And there's his diabolical cunning about the newspapers and radio and so on.• This process shows great cunning on the part of Nature, also a good deal of cleverness on the part of George.• Time and again the new Phoenix King proved his cunning as a general.• Organizing a political party, even a small and stupid one, must take at least a degree of native cunning.• The few people that escaped the crazed gunman did so by quick cunning, courage, and luck.• The archetypal survivor is the trickster, and his strategy is wily cunning.
Origin cunning1
(1200-1300) Present participle of cun “to know”, an early form of can; → CAN1
cun·ning1 adjectiveadjcunning2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9717 COCA: 12813
cunning

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CUNNING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤great非常狡猾▸➤devious, low (especially BrE) 卑鄙的欺詐手段▸➤animal動物的狡猾▸➤native天生的機靈◇She relied on her native cunning to survive.她依賴天生的機靈活了下來。VERB + CUNNING➤have狡猾◇She had great cunning and ruthlessness.她非常狡猾冷酷。➤show表現出狡詐▸➤use使用狡詐的手段◇He had used cunning to get what he wanted.他用了狡詐的手段來得到他想要的東西。PREPOSITION➤with cunning狡詐地◇She managed him with great cunning.她十分狡猾地控制着他。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9717 COCA: 12813
cunning

adjective

cunning ♦︎ crafty ♦︎ sly ♦︎ sneaky ♦︎ wily ♦︎ sharp ♦︎ calculating ♦︎ schemingThese words all describe people behaving in a dishonest or indirect way in order to get sth. 这些词均表示狡猾的、奸诈的、诡计多端的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a cunning / sly / sneaky trick◆a cunning / calculating / scheming mind◆a cunning / crafty / sly / sneaky / scheming bastard◆a cunning / crafty / sneaky / calculating / scheming bitch◆a crafty / sly / sneaky devil / thing◆a cunning / crafty / sly / sneaky / scheming little...◆a cunning / crafty / sly / sneaky / wily old...■ cunning (sometimes disapproving) having or showing skill at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods 精明的；（尤指）狡猾的，奸诈的◆That cunning old rogue is up to something, I'm sure.我确信那个狡猾的老流氓在捣鬼。◆It's just a cunning ploy by the marketing people to get us to buy more cornflakes.那只是市场营销人员让我们买更多玉米片的狡猾伎俩。   see also devious ⇨ dishonest ▸ cunning

noun

 [uncountable] ◆It took energy and cunning just to survive.既要花力气又要有心计才能生存。■ crafty cunning 精明的；（尤指）狡猾的，奸诈的◆He's a crafty old devil.他是个奸诈狡猾的老狐狸。◆She's one of the party's craftiest political strategists.她是该党最精明的政治战略家之一。NOTE 辨析 Cunning or crafty? Cunning can describe a person or a plan. Crafty usually describes a person; it can also describe a single action, but not a whole plan. * cunning可以形容人或计划。crafty一般形容人，此外还可形容单一的行为，但不形容整个计划◆That was a crafty move / touch.那是一次巧妙的行动／接触。◆a crafty ploy by the marketing people When used to describe people, both cunning and crafty can suggest admiration for sb's cleverness as much as disapproval of their dishonesty. 用来形容人时，cunning和crafty均表示既赞赏其聪明，又不齿其诡诈。 ■ sly (disapproving) behaving or done in a secret and usually dishonest way 诡诈的；狡诈的◆That was a sly political move.那是一种诡诈的政治手段。◆She's a sly one－never lets on what she's thinking.她心机很深，从不让别人知道她在想什么。ⓘ If you do sth on the sly, you do it secretly, not wanting other people to discover what you are doing. * on the sly指秘密地、偷偷地◆He has to visit them on the sly.他只好偷偷去看望他们。 ■ sneaky (informal, sometimes disapproving) behaving or done in a secret and sometimes dishonest or unpleasant way 悄悄的；偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的◆I took a sneaky glance at my watch.我悄悄瞥了一下我的手表。◆That was a sneaky trick to play!耍这种把戏也太不光明正大了！NOTE 辨析 Sly or sneaky? Sneaky is a less formal word than sly and shows less serious disapproval. * sneaky比 sly较不正式，贬义较轻。■ wily ˈwaɪli (of a person) clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people （人）狡猾的，诡计多端的，爱捉弄人的◆He was outwitted by his wily opponent.他被狡猾的对手用计击败了。■ sharp (disapproving) (of a person or their way of doing business) clever but possibly dishonest （人或经商手法）狡猾的，诡诈的◆His lawyer's a sharp operator.他的律师是个老狐狸。◆The firm had to face some sharp practice from competing companies.该公司不得不面对几家竞争对手的小动作。ⓘ Operator and practice are by far the most frequent collocates of sharp in this meaning. 表达此义时，sharp最常与operator和practice搭配。■ calculating (disapproving) (of a person) good at planning things so that they have an advantage, without caring about other people （人）精明的，精于算计的◆The judge called him 'a cold and calculating killer'.法官称他是个“工于心计的冷酷杀手”。■ scheming ˈskiːmɪŋ (rather formal, disapproving) (of a person) often planning secretly to do sth for their own advantage, especially by deceiving other people （人）惯搞阴谋的，诡计多端的，狡诈的◆She plays the role of a scheming wife in a doomed marriage.她扮演的角色是个在一桩注定失败的婚姻中诡计多端的妻子。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9717 COCA: 12813
cunning
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