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单词 guile
释义
guileguile /ɡaɪl/ noun [uncountable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINguile
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • By guile and skill, they managed to escape.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A man with-out guile or hidden history.
  • At Louis's side, he saw how to meet Viking attacks by diplomacy and a mixture of force and guile.
  • By guile, bribery or skill the fleeing rebels managed to elude their pursuers.
  • Fred often winced when he witnessed his wife's impudence and guile, but he realised she was right.
  • Stupid they may be but not lacking in guile.
  • They were so keen to get to grips with the enemy that they disregarded much of the training in stealth and guile.
  • Wycliffe was getting nowhere, though Tate was answering his questions without protest and, apparently, without guile.
the use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive someone SYN  cunning:  With a little guile she might get what she wanted.guileful adjective
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