英语词汇“guileful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

By the end of Liebling's dispatch, Mollie has become a mythic figure invulnerable to death, capable of great feats of courage and guile, and able to transform himself into any human type for the purposes of disguise.

Lee Siegel, Harper's, December 2004 The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. "Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile. Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am."

Brian Jacques, Redwall, (1986) 2002 Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile.

Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, 1920 a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day

Recent Examples on the Web But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland.

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland.

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 McGee becomes the fourth lefty in the bullpen but one whose skill set is markedly different from that of Hoby Milner and Brent Suter, the two non-closers who rely on guile and command rather than overpowering stuff.

Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2022 Their duel of guile and cannon is a fascinating entry in the annals of warfare at sea.

Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland.

Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2022 Those with vast wealth and unrepentant guile are simply better at gaming the rules.

Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 11 July 2022 Duke must deal with the pressure of trying to win for Coach K and also overcome a tricky challenge from Michigan State, which has enough guile to keep this close and make things interesting.

Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	guileful
释义	guile noun ˈgī(-ə)l 1 : deceitful cunning : duplicity a war that called for guile rather than firepower 2 obsolete : stratagem, trick guileful ˈgī(-ə)l-fəl adjective guilefully ˈgī(-ə)l-fə-lē adverb guilefulness noun Synonyms artfulness artifice caginess cageyness canniness craft craftiness cunning cunningness deviousness foxiness guilefulness slickness slyness sneakiness subtleness subtlety wiliness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences By the end of Liebling's dispatch, Mollie has become a mythic figure invulnerable to death, capable of great feats of courage and guile, and able to transform himself into any human type for the purposes of disguise. Lee Siegel, Harper's, December 2004 The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. "Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile. Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am." Brian Jacques, Redwall, (1986) 2002 Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile. Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, 1920 a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day Recent Examples on the Web But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 McGee becomes the fourth lefty in the bullpen but one whose skill set is markedly different from that of Hoby Milner and Brent Suter, the two non-closers who rely on guile and command rather than overpowering stuff. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2022 Their duel of guile and cannon is a fascinating entry in the annals of warfare at sea. Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 But, yes, to your point, the Cavaliers would present a challenge with both the height of Allen, Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen, as well as the guile of Garland. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2022 Those with vast wealth and unrepentant guile are simply better at gaming the rules. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 11 July 2022 Duke must deal with the pressure of trying to win for Coach K and also overcome a tricky challenge from Michigan State, which has enough guile to keep this close and make things interesting. Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English gile, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle divination — more at witch First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition guile noun ˈgīl : the use of clever and often dishonest methods guileful adjective 1 as in cunning clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means tried to fix the game with a guileful plot to sabotage the other team's bats, but the umpire caught them Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cunning cute subtle deceptive fraudulent wily dishonest sly slick shrewd devious treacherous artful scheming beguiling crooked crafty deceitful foxy tricky cagey designing cagy shady dodgy slippery unscrupulous calculating plotting knavish sharp astute sneaky covert glib shifty oblique underhanded insincere facile clandestine serpentine hypocritical undercover insinuating underhand concealed circular circuitous secret roundabout smooth-tongued Machiavellian stealthy surreptitious furtive backhanded two-faced mealy double-dealing hugger-mugger mealymouthed left-handed Antonyms & Near Antonyms guileless artless innocent obvious public plain simple straightforward forthright ingenuous real sincere unsophisticated honest unpretentious unconcealed direct frank outspoken open natural unaffected candid childlike impressionable unpretending unvarnished aboveboard patent simpleminded unworldly undesigning unforced unstudied plainspoken trustful trusting See More 2 as in deceptive given to or marked by cheating and deception received a guileful answer when I asked the dealer if the used car had ever been in a collision Synonyms & Similar Words deceptive fraudulent shady crooked dishonest duplicitous shifty false underhanded fast artful rogue underhand cunning unscrupulous deceitful sharp bent wily unprincipled treacherous double-dealing sly delusive subtle beguiling unethical devious deceiving delusory crafty perfidious insidious unconscionable sneaky foxy slippery cagey deluding slick furtive tricky cagy defrauding sneaking trickish Antonyms & Near Antonyms honest honorable straight ethical scrupulous conscientious decent upright aboveboard straightforward forthright just See More
随便看	catenae catenanes catenaries catenarin catenary catenas catenate catenated catenates catenating catenation catenations catenative catenative auxiliary catenative verb catenoids catenulated catenulateed catenulateing catenulates catenulating cater cater (to) cater for cater to

guile

noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

noun

adjective