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Cunning Clever ˈkʌnɪŋ Ability Achieve Deceiving Syn ˈkʌnɪŋli

The word "cunning" describes someone who is clever and skillful, often in a way that involves trickery or deception. It can also refer to the quality of being clever or skillful, especially when achieved through indirect or deceitful means.

巧妙的;狡猾的;奸诈的

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/kʌ̱nɪŋ/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]巧妙的;狡猾的;奸诈的 Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
  • These disturbed kids can be cunning.

    这些心理不正常的孩子可能会很狡猾。

  • ...Mr Blair's cunning plan.

    布莱尔先生的诡计

cunningly
  • They were cunningly disguised in golf clothes.

    他们穿上高尔夫球服,巧妙地伪装起来。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]狡黠;狡猾;诡诈 Cunning is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
  • ...one more example of the cunning of today's art thieves...

    当今艺术品盗贼手段狡猾的另一个例子

  • He tackled the job with a great deal of imagination, skill and cunning.

    他在工作中充分发挥其想象力、技能和聪明才智来解决各种难题。


Oxford cun·ning / ˈkʌnɪŋ ; NAmE ˈkʌnɪŋ /
adjective
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noun
adjective 1 ( disapproving) able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb 狡猾的;奸诈的;诡诈的 SYN
crafty
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wily
a cunning liar 花言巧语的骗子 He was as cunning as a fox. 他像狐狸一样狡猾。
2 clever and skilful 灵巧的;精巧的;巧妙的 SYN
ingenious
It was a cunning piece of detective work. 那是一篇构思巧妙的侦探作品。
cun·ning·ly / ˈkʌnɪŋli ; NAmE ˈkʌnɪŋli / adverb The microphone was cunningly concealed in the bookcase. 话筒被巧妙地隐藏在书柜里。
noun [uncountable ] the ability to achieve sth by tricking or cheating other people in a clever way 狡猾;诡诈;狡黠 SYN
craftiness
It took energy and cunning just to survive. 既要花力气又要有心计才能维持生存。 She used low cunning (= dishonest behaviour)to get what she wanted. 她用了卑鄙的欺诈手段来获取她想得到的东西。
cun·ning / ˈkʌnɪŋ ; NAmE ˈkʌnɪŋ / cun·ning·ly / ˈkʌnɪŋli ; NAmE ˈkʌnɪŋli /
LDC
cunning1 adjective
cunning2 noun
cunningcun‧ning1 /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective
Word Origin
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1someone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want SYN  crafty:  a cunning opponent see thesaurus at
intelligent
2behaviour or actions that are cunning are clever but dishonest and unfair, and are used to get what you want:  a cunning plan3a cunning object or piece of equipment is clever and unusual:  a cunning little device for keeping out draughts4 American English old-fashioned attractive:  a cunning little dresscunningly adverb
cunning1 adjective
cunning2 noun
cunningcunning2 noun [uncountable]
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the ability to achieve what you want by deceiving people in a clever way:  the tiger’s ferocity and cunning She would use low cunning (=unpleasant dishonest methods) to win people’s sympathy.
WDF

cunning

[ˈkʌnɪŋ]

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狡猾的(63%),灵巧(16%),精巧的(10%),可爱的(9%),有眼光的(2%)
n.狡猾
adj.狡猾的;巧妙的;可爱的

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