| 单词 | sly |
| 释义 | sly (slaɪ ) Word forms: slyer, slier, slyest, sliest 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. His lips were spread in a sly smile. He gave me a sly, meaningful look. Synonyms: roguish, knowing, arch, teasing slyly adverb Anna grinned slyly. 2. adjective 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. He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one. Synonyms: cunning, scheming, devious, secret 3. on the sly phrase [PHRASE after verb] To do something on the sly means to do it secretly, often because it is wrong or bad. [informal] Was she meeting some guy on the sly? Synonyms: secretly, privately, covertly, surreptitiously Collocations: sly smile The visual image that persists is the sly smile. Christianity Today (2000) A sly smile spread her lips as she thought of their strength. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE That is all,' he said with a sly smile. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Early on in this wonderful artist profile, the 75-year-old painter admonishes her interviewer for asking too personal a question, then gives the camera a sly wink. Times,Sunday Times There was no gloating, no euphoric dashes along the touchline, no sly winks or gamesmanship. The Sun But we still have a classy cast, sly winks to gangland history and a narrative that switches from melancholy to merciless violence in the blink of an eye. The Sun The movie's sly wit and wry intelligence are properly grown-up. Times, Sunday Times His current tour sees a near-perfect mix of personal anecdotes, observational comedy and sly wit. Times, Sunday Times It's a little wilfully quirky but this tale (below) of a search for fulfilment among biohazards has a sly wit and a lot of heart. Times, Sunday Times Through more than 2,000 images, he introduced modernism to fashion photography and a sly wit to the society portrait, taking both to new heights of glamour. Times, Sunday Times Sly wit, lyrical descriptions of landscape, an acute eye for social embarrassment and a keen ear for dialogue are his chief strengths. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 狡猾的 Japanese: ずるい |
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