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单词 craftiness
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craftiness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkrɑːf.ti.nəs/us
/ˈkræf.ti.nəs/
behaviourthat isclever, and sometimes alsoslightlydishonest:
狡猾
She gets her way by amixtureof craftiness anddetermination.她靠着狡猾和果断为所欲为。
She wasdelightedat her own craftiness atbringingthem together.她很高兴自己略施小计就把他们聚在了一起。
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crafty
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  • TheserpentdeceivedEveby his craftiness.
  • Thenatureof peacemaking is not tofightbut toconfront"theopponent" withintelligence, craftiness,humorand athirstforjustice.
  • Whether by craftiness ordesperation, theyavoidedout-thinking themselves and did thescreaminglyobvious.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sly & devious
  • artful
  • artfully
  • artfulness
  • backdoor
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  • calculation
  • cunningly
  • devious
  • deviously
  • deviousness
  • disingenuous
  • ducking
  • filthy
  • guile
  • gymnastics
  • legerdemain
  • Machiavellian
  • Machiavellianism
  • scheming
  • wily
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(Definition ofcraftinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Coupled with this increasing problem is the growingcraftinessin delaying payment.
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If we want less drudgery and more work, we also want more wit and lesscraftiness.
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I spend a good deal of time listening to people who are quite sure that there is no longer anything like craftsmanship in the community, onlycraftiness.
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A quatrain describes the three as wealthy, springs ofcraftinessand sources of bitter fighting.
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He is also a master at cunning deception,craftiness, and treachery.
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Extreme ruthlessness andcraftinessin human behaviour and disasters are associated with the end of the third period and final salvation.
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Ravage is aloof, but hiscraftinessand deadliness mean that his actions command respect from his comrades.
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He is known for his agility, slyness, andcraftiness.
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Cao was known for hiscraftinessas an adolescent.
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The lyrics celebrate thecraftinessand determination of the film's main character.
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He used hiscraftinessto convince them to accept his terms.
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His inventivecraftinessmade him fond of taking singular and unexpected routes; ambushes and stratagems of all sorts were familiar to him.
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There's also more emphasis on his eyes, and you can see thecraftinessin his personality.
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And they do not show your skill in playing, but yourcraftinessor your rudeness. 5.
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He lamented that the faithful were tossed to and fro and carried around with every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by theircraftinessand deceitful wiles.
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