guile

英 [ɡaɪl]

美 [ɡaɪl]

n.  狡诈; 欺诈; 奸诈

复数：guiles　

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BNC.22120 / COCA.24013

牛津词典

noun

• 狡诈；欺诈；奸诈
  the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 狡诈；欺诈；奸诈
  Guileis the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way.
  1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate...
     我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。
  2. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
     我喜欢孩子的天真无邪。

英英释义

noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  Synonym:trickerychicanerychicanewileshenanigan
• the quality of being crafty
  Synonym:craftinessdeceitfulness
• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  Synonym:craftcraftinesscunningfoxinessslynesswiliness

双语例句

• They will appreciate the design, guile and sophistication of this movie about design, guile and the choice between evils.
  他们会欣赏这部影片的设计、狡诈，以及对设计、狡诈和恶行选择的强词夺理。
• The president will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.
  总统将需要运用她所有的政治伎俩来继续执政。
• He persuaded her to sign the document by guile.
  他用欺骗手段说服她在文件上签字。
• These adjectives mean free from guile, cunning, or sham.
  这些形容词都含有不狡诈、不狡猾或不虚伪的意思。
• He is a simple, honest man, totally lacking in guile.
  他是一个纯朴诚实的人，一点也不狡诈。
• Others used force, bribery and guile to achieve their wealth and power.
  另有些人则利用暴力、贿赂和欺诈等手段来获取财富和权利。
• However, the definition I added comes straight out of the manual for Guile.
  但是，我增加的定义又直接超出了Guile手册的范围。
• The first thing to notice is the inclusion of the libguile. h header file, which makes available the necessary Guile symbols.
  首先要注意的是，其中包括了libguile.h头文件，这使程序中可以使用必要的Guile符号。
• Hopefully, this article helps you glimpse the power of Guile.
  本文希望帮助您了解Guile的威力。
• A swashbuckler who uses agility and guile to stand toe-to-toe with enemies.
  一个用敏捷和贴身技能去与敌人周旋的侠客。