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单词 sly
释义 sly

sly /slaɪ/

adjective (slyer, slyest)
1
F0 deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want:
» He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money.Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacy
2
F0 [before noun] seeming to know secrets:
» "You'll find out eventually," said Mary with a sly smile.Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacyslyly /ˈslaɪ.li/ adverb
F0» She grinned slyly and refused to tell me where the money came from.Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacyslyness /ˈslaɪ.nəs/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacy
noun
on the sly F0 If you do something on the sly, you do it secretly because you should not be doing it: » He drives his mother's car on the sly while she's at work.Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacy
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