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单词 cunningly
释义
cunningcunning1 /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ adjective Etymology
ETYMOLOGYcunning1
Origin: 1200-1300 present participle of cun to know, an early form of can
Thesaurus
THESAURUShaving a high level of ability to learn, understand, and think about things, or showing this ability
having a high level of ability to learn, understand, and think about things, or showing this ability:  Cara is an ambitious and intelligent young woman. He makes intelligent decisions, and makes them quickly.
intelligent. Smart sounds more informal than intelligent:  Jacob is a really smart guy.
intelligent. Used especially about children and young people:  Both their children are bright and plan to go to college.
extremely intelligent and good at the work you do:  Einstein was a brilliant scientist.
having a lot of experience and knowledge about people and the world:  The story tells of a wise old man who helps his grandson respect himself.
intelligent, especially in a way that is unusual:  She is clever and creative, and her business is doing well.
good at using your intelligence to trick people:  The actor plays the cunning criminal who tries to defeat Superman.
having or showing a lot of education and interested in learning about art, science, literature, etc.:  I work at a college with a lot of very intellectual people.
a gifted child is much more intelligent or talented than most other children:  The class is for gifted kids who need more challenges in school.
informal able to learn and understand things quickly:  He’s very quick – I never have to explain things twice.
intelligent and able to understand things quickly so that you are not easily tricked or confused:  Adam is very sharp, so he knew immediately that the salesman’s numbers were wrong.
good at understanding situations or people and at making decisions to get what you want:  Sachs was a shrewd judge of character and chose his staff well.
good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training
good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training:  Margaret is a skillful surgeon.
very skillful and experienced at doing something:  He’s an expert cook.
very skillful, especially at artistic or creative things:  She is an accomplished pianist who has performed around the world.
very good at doing something because you have a natural ability:  His coach saw that he was a talented young player.
extremely good at doing something because you have a great natural ability:  Atwood is one of the most gifted writers of her generation.
good at doing something that needs a lot of care and skill:  She became adept at dealing with difficult customers.
skillful at tricking people in order to get what you want:  He has proven to be a cunning politician.
1disapproving using clever, but unfair or dishonest ways of getting what you want, especially ways that involve deceiving people:  She was a cold and cunning woman whose victims were lonely men.► see thesaurus at intelligent, skillful2using clever methods to achieve something:  a cunning plan3a cunning object or piece of equipment is useful, unusual, and has been designed in a clever way SYN ingenious:  a cunning model of the world4old-fashioned attractive:  a cunning red hat [Origin: 1200–1300 present participle of cun to know, an early form of can]—cunningly adverb
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