sly
pronunciation
UK [slaɪ]
US [slaɪ]
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- adj.
- 狡猾的，狡诈的
- 暗中的，偷偷摸摸的
- 顽皮的，淘气的
- <方>灵活的，巧妙的
Word Origin
sly 狡猾的，狡诈的
来自中古英语 sly,来自古诺斯语 sloegr,狡猾的，狡诈的，可能来自 Proto-Germanic*slogiz,活 泼的，敏捷的，狡猾的，来自 PIE*slak,击打，攻击，词源同 slay,sleight.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Don 't tell me that you are the distinguished saviour , not the sly ill-wisher .
- 别跟我说你是伟大的救世主，而不是一个狡猾地、只会幸灾乐祸的小人。
- 2. I felt there was something meaningful in her sly grin .
- 我感觉到女儿狡黠的笑容里有一些富有意义的东西。
- 3. I order a tea , and the fat bartender smiles his sly smile and asks whether I wanted any rum with it .
- 我点了一杯茶，肥胖的酒保带着诡秘的笑容问我要不要加一点朗姆酒在里面。
- 4. The man thought for a moment , and with a sly grin , stated , " strike me blind in one eye ! "
- 那人思索了片刻，咧嘴狡诈一笑，说道，“打瞎我一只眼睛吧！”
- 5. Also called " how to be gay , " that course raised a remarkable furor in conservative circles , stemming from familiar charges that the sly academic was angling to seduce seminar-loads of straight men into thehomosexual lifestyle .
- 同样叫做《同志是怎样炼成的》这一课程却在保守派圈子中引起极大不满，家长们纷纷指责哈伯林，并认为这位狡诈的大学老师实际上是要引诱课堂上的异性恋者变成同性恋。
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