| 单词 | guile |
| 释义 | guile noun[U] formaluk/ɡaɪl/us/ɡaɪl/cleverbut sometimesdishonestbehaviourthat you use todeceivesomeone: 狡诈，奸诈，欺骗Thepresidentwill need to use all herpoliticalguile tostayinpower.这位总统要想继续掌权就要施展她全部政治手段和伎俩。 He is asimpleman,totallylackingin guile.他很单纯，完全不会耍什么诡计。 Synonym chicaneryformal Sly & devious
guile| American Dictionaryguile noun[U] fmlus/ɡɑɪl/thepracticeofdeceivingpeopleor using otherdishonestmethodstoachieveyouraims, or theabilitytodeceivepeoplefor thispurpose: He is asimple,honestman,totallylackingin guile. Examplesofguileguile Cowardlyguileis the main trait of that monster's character. From theCambridge English Corpus Were you brought to the workhouse through a woman'sguile? From theCambridge English Corpus There were many occasions when we witnessed hisguile, timing and cunning approach to the issue of getting the business done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His speech shows not the zeal of the convert, but theguileof the con man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I take strong exception when it is said that they are manipulated by people who have neither the opportunity nor theguileto manipulate them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be the first opportunity that people have had to show that they believe those promises to have been compounded of hypocrisy andguile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They revealguileand obfuscation, and attempts to ensure that people do not find out about what is happening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg them not to be taken in byguilebecause the logic of the marketplace speaks for itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would beguilewrong to think of this widow as somebody asking for some pecuniary "windfall"—it is nothing of the sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the advantages of women is that they have more charm andguilethan men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that it would beguilean exceptional matter for a recommendation for deportation by a court not to be carried out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cases that he outlined are extremely distressing and show the fraudsters'guilein trying to bypass consumer protection legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my own case, we had to use a little moreguile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very alert for symptoms of secretiveness,guileand insincerity and it appreciates and demands openness and sincerity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole outside was beautiful and only the insideguile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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