cagey

pronunciation

UK [ˈkeɪdʒi]word uk audio image

US [ˈkedʒi] word us audio image

  • adj.
    <口>小心的
    狡猾的
    吞吞吐吐的
    机灵的

Word Origin

cagey 讳莫如深的

词源不详。

Example

1. But germany is cagey about new stress tests and reluctant to recapitalise its institutions .
然而德国对新的一轮银行压力测试谨小慎微并且不愿对公共机构进行再投资。
2. What makes " skin trade " a little different is itswillingness to call out the fur industry 's cagey public relationstactics .
使《皮交易》与众有所不同的是,其意在曝光毛皮行业谨小慎微的公共关系策略。
3. With two sides from the same nation competing for the trophy , it was always likely to be a cagey affair .
当两支来自同一个国家的球队竞争奖杯的时候,往往会是一场小心翼翼的决斗。
4. Officials remain cagey about the timing of the reform and the launch of 3g .
政府官员对于此次改革与推出3g服务的具体时间仍很谨慎。
5. Oilmen are usually cagey ; the chances of finding commercial oil in a well-charted prospect are around one in 20 .
一般而言,石油商都是谨慎的;而且在一块精挑细选的石油版图上,能够找到商业油井的机会只有二十分之一。

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