[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](眼神、表情或话语)会意的,心照不宣的 A sly look, expression, or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that was meant to be a secret.
[usu ADJ n]
His lips were spread in a sly smile...
他心照不宣地咧嘴一笑。
He gave me a sly, meaningful look.
他心照不宣地看了我一眼,意味深长。
slyly
Anna grinned slyly.
安娜会意地咧嘴笑了。
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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]狡猾的;诡诈的 If you describe someone as sly, you disapprove of them because they keep their feelings or intentions hidden and are clever at deceiving people.
[disapproval]
She is devious and sly and manipulative...
她阴险狡诈,会玩人。
He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one.
他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。
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[PHRASE 短语]偷偷地 To do something on the sly means to do it secretly, often because it is wrong or bad.
[PHR after v]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Was she meeting some guy on the sly?
她是不是偷偷地在见什么人?
Oxford
sly/slaɪ; NAmEslaɪ/adjective1( disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people 诡诈的;狡诈的SYN
cunning
◆a sly political move诡诈的政治手段◆( humorous) You sly old devil! How long have you known?你这个老滑头!你知道有多久了?2[usually before noun ]suggesting that you know sth secret that other people do not know 诡秘的(表示自己知道别人不知道的秘密)SYN
knowing
◆a sly smile/grin/look/glance, etc.诡秘的微笑、咧嘴一笑、神色、一瞥等▶slyly/slaɪli; NAmEslaɪli/adverb◆He glanced at her slyly.他诡秘地朝她瞥了一眼。sly·ness/slaɪnəs; NAmEslaɪnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMon the ˈslysecretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing 秘密地;偷偷地;背地里◆He has to visit them on the sly.他只得偷偷地去看望他们。slyslyerslyestsly/slaɪ; NAmEslaɪ/slyly/slaɪli; NAmEslaɪli/sly·ness/slaɪnəs; NAmEslaɪnəs/
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slysly /slaɪ/ adjective
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1someone who is sly cleverly deceives people in order to get what they wantSYN cunning► see thesaurus at
dishonest
2sly smile/glance/wink etc a smile, look etc that shows you know something secret: He leaned forward with a sly smile.3on the sly informal secretly, especially when you are doing something that you should not do: They’d been seeing each other on the sly for months.—slyly adverb—slyness noun [uncountable]
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