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单词 guile
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guilenoun [ U ]

uk/ɡaɪl/us/ɡaɪl/formal

clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone:

The president will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.
He is a simple man, totally lacking in guile.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Sly & devious

  • artful
  • backdoor
  • calculating
  • calculation
  • conniving
  • conspiratorial
  • cunning
  • devious
  • disingenuous
  • fox
  • foxy
  • legerdemain
  • scheme
  • sleight of hand
  • sneaky
  • trick
  • tricky
  • underhand

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guilenoun [ U ]

us/ɡɑɪl/fml

the practice of deceiving people or using other dishonest methods to achieve your aims, or the ability to deceive people for this purpose:

He is a simple, honest man, totally lacking in guile.
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