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Sly 考法 Cunning Adj.狡猾的 Clever Practice Deceit 例】The

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【考法 1 】adj.狡猾的: clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.
【例】The movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop.电影把一个狡猾、善于骗人的出狱犯和正直、坦率的警察搭配在了一起。
【近】beguiling, cagey, crafty, cunning, designing, devious, foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, subtle, tricky, wily
【反】artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning 天真纯朴的,无伪装的
【考法 2】adj.隐秘的,偷偷的: given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
【例】took a sly look at the letter on the table 偷偷地看了一眼桌上的信
【近】furtive, shady, shifty, slippery, sneaking, stealthy
【反】aboveboard 光明正大的

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