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artful adj.狡猾的；有技巧的；巧妙的 (1) 那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。(2) 狡猾的人总是为达目的不择手段。(3) 小女孩很机灵，懂得怎样哄她父母依她。(4) 那是个小巧玲珑的开罐头工具。(5) 他以巧妙的质问诱使证人说话前后矛盾。 To be an artist requires skill and talent: it's not easy to make art. Similarly, doing something in an artful way takes skill. A chess player is artful in escaping an opponent's attack. A politician is artful in appealing to different groups of people. This word also indicates that the skill shown is a little cunning or sneaky. In movies, villains are often artful, as they tell lies or hatch schemes. Often, artful is the opposite of straightforward.

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英 ['ɑːtfl] 美 ['ɑːrtfl] (1) That man used artful means to find out secrets.(2) An artful man often tries all sorts of tricks to gain his end.(3) The little girl is artful and knows how to get round her parents.(4) It's an artful little gadget for opening tins.(5) He tripped the witness by artful questions. To be artful is to do something skillfully, especially in a cunning way. A con man must be artful. 1[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；狡诈的；有手腕的 If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.   [usu ADJ n]...the smiles and artifices of a subtle artful woman...阴险狡诈的女子的笑里藏刀Some politicians have realised that there are more artful ways of subduing people than shooting or jailing them.一些政客已经意识到有比枪和监狱更高明的使民众屈服的方法。artfullyHe artfully inveigled the Prime Minister into committing his government to the venture.他狡猾地哄骗总理，使政府卷进这个危险的行动。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精巧的；巧妙的 If you use artful to describe the way someone has done or arranged something, you approve of it because it is clever or elegant.   [usu ADJ n]  [approval]  [FORMAL 正式]There is also an artful contrast of shapes...形状的对比也很巧妙。Despite some artful editing, the anthology is a weak one.除了编辑上的一些巧妙之处，这本选集乏善可陈。artfully...artfully arranged flowers.精美的插花

英语单词	artful
英美音标	英 ['ɑːtfl] 美 ['ɑːrtfl]
中文释义	adj.狡猾的；有技巧的；巧妙的
英语例句	(1) That man used artful means to find out secrets. (2) An artful man often tries all sorts of tricks to gain his end. (3) The little girl is artful and knows how to get round her parents. (4) It's an artful little gadget for opening tins. (5) He tripped the witness by artful questions.
中文例句	(1) 那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。 (2) 狡猾的人总是为达目的不择手段。 (3) 小女孩很机灵，懂得怎样哄她父母依她。 (4) 那是个小巧玲珑的开罐头工具。 (5) 他以巧妙的质问诱使证人说话前后矛盾。
vocabulary简明	To be artful is to do something skillfully, especially in a cunning way. A con man must be artful.
vocabulary扩展	To be an artist requires skill and talent: it's not easy to make art. Similarly, doing something in an artful way takes skill. A chess player is artful in escaping an opponent's attack. A politician is artful in appealing to different groups of people. This word also indicates that the skill shown is a little cunning or sneaky. In movies, villains are often artful, as they tell lies or hatch schemes. Often, artful is the opposite of straightforward.
柯林斯解释	1 [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；狡诈的；有手腕的 If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people. [usu ADJ n] ...the smiles and artifices of a subtle artful woman... 阴险狡诈的女子的笑里藏刀 Some politicians have realised that there are more artful ways of subduing people than shooting or jailing them. 一些政客已经意识到有比枪和监狱更高明的使民众屈服的方法。 artfully He artfully inveigled the Prime Minister into committing his government to the venture. 他狡猾地哄骗总理，使政府卷进这个危险的行动。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精巧的；巧妙的 If you use artful to describe the way someone has done or arranged something, you approve of it because it is clever or elegant. [usu ADJ n] [approval] [FORMAL 正式] There is also an artful contrast of shapes... 形状的对比也很巧妙。 Despite some artful editing, the anthology is a weak one. 除了编辑上的一些巧妙之处，这本选集乏善可陈。 artfully ...artfully arranged flowers. 精美的插花

Artful Man Cunning Skill People Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Describe