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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. 這些詞均表示狡猾的、奸詐的、詭計多端的。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，奸詐的◆That cunning old rogue is up to something, I'm sure.我確信那個狡猾的老流氓在搗鬼。◆It's just a cunning ploy by the marketing people to get us to buy more cornflakes.那只是市場營銷人員讓我們買更多玉米片的狡猾伎倆。   see also devious ⇨ dishonest ▸ cunning

noun

 [uncountable] ◆It took energy and cunning just to survive.既要花力氣又要有心計才能生存。■ crafty cunning 精明的；（尤指）狡猾的，奸詐的◆He's a crafty old devil.他是個奸詐狡猾的老狐狸。◆She's one of the party's craftiest political strategists.她是該黨最精明的政治戰略家之一。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可以形容人或計劃。crafty一般形容人，此外還可形容單一的行爲，但不形容整個計劃◆That was a crafty move / touch.那是一次巧妙的行動／接觸。◆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. 用來形容人時，cunning和crafty均表示既贊賞其聰明，又不齒其詭詐。 ■ sly (disapproving) behaving or done in a secret and usually dishonest way 詭詐的；狡詐的◆That was a sly political move.那是一種詭詐的政治手段。◆She's a sly one－never lets on what she's thinking.她心機很深，從不讓别人知道她在想什麽。ⓘ 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們。 ■ 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!耍這種把戲也太不光明正大了！NOTE 辨析 Sly or sneaky? Sneaky is a less formal word than sly and shows less serious disapproval. * sneaky比 sly較不正式，貶義較輕。■ wily ˈwaɪli (of a person) clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people （人）狡猾的，詭計多端的，愛捉弄人的◆He was outwitted by his wily opponent.他被狡猾的對手用計擊敗了。■ sharp (disapproving) (of a person or their way of doing business) clever but possibly dishonest （人或經商手法）狡猾的，詭詐的◆His lawyer's a sharp operator.他的律師是個老狐狸。◆The firm had to face some sharp practice from competing companies.該公司不得不面對幾家競爭對手的小動作。ⓘ Operator and practice are by far the most frequent collocates of sharp in this meaning. 表達此義時，sharp最常與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，精於算計的◆The judge called him 'a cold and calculating killer'.法官稱他是個“工於心計的冷酷殺手”。■ scheming ˈskiːmɪŋ (rather formal, disapproving) (of a person) often planning secretly to do sth for their own advantage, especially by deceiving other people （人）慣搞陰謀的，詭計多端的，狡詐的◆She plays the role of a scheming wife in a doomed marriage.她扮演的角色是個在一樁注定失敗的婚姻中詭計多端的妻子。

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