详细释义
Adjective:
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not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness;
"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"
"a disingenuous excuse"
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marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;
"the artful dodger"
"an artful choice of metaphors"
双语例句
- 1. Despite some artful editing, the anthology is a weak one.
- 除了编辑上的一些巧妙之处，这本选集乏善可陈。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There is also an artful contrast of shapes.
- 形状的对比也很巧妙。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. That man used artful means to find out secrets.
- 那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A weathercock and an artful person, he spoke a lot of beautiful words to please people.
- 他这个人,见风使舵,八面玲珑,说了不少使大家高兴的话.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. Some politicians have realised that there are more artful ways of subduing people than shooting or jailing them.
- 一些政客已经意识到有比枪和监狱更高明的使民众屈服的方法。
来自柯林斯例句
- That man used artful means to find out secrets.
那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。 - An artful man often tries all sorts of tricks to gain his end.
狡猾的人总是为达目的不择手段。 - The little girl is artful and knows how to get round her parents.
小女孩很机灵，懂得怎样哄她父母依她。 - It's an artful little gadget for opening tins.
那是个小巧玲珑的开罐头工具。 - He tripped the witness by artful questions.
他以巧妙的质问诱使证人说话前后矛盾。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用法讲解
- artful dodger 狡猾的躲避者...
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