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devious
[ˈdiːviəs] [ˈdiːviəs]

  • adj. 偏僻的;弯曲的;不光明正大的

英英释义

devious [ 'di:viəs ]

  • adj.
    • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

      "used devious means to achieve success"

      同义词: oblique

    • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

      "a devious character"

      同义词: shifty

    • deviating from a straight course

      "a scenic but devious route"

      同义词: circuitous roundabout

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

devious /ˈdiːvɪəs/ CET6+ TEM8

  • 1. 

    ADJ If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way. 狡诈的 [表不满]

    例:

    Newman was certainly devious, prepared to say one thing in print and something quite different in private.

    纽曼确实狡诈,随时都能当众说一套,私下说一套。

同近义词同根词

词根: devious

adv.

deviously 绕道地;弯曲地

n.

deviousness 迂回;曲折

双语例句原声例句权威例句

  • She is devious and sly and manipulative.

    阴险狡诈而且爱操纵他人

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • Newman was certainly devious, prepared to say one thing in print and something quite different in private.

    纽曼确实狡诈,随时都能当众套,私下说一套。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • He followed the pageant through all its devious windings about London, and all the way to Westminster and the Abbey.

    跟着游行队伍,穿过伦敦所有迂回曲折的弯路,一直威斯敏士特大教堂。

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  • Rosemary Hollis, who teaches Middle East politics at City University London, says Iranian rhetoric about Britain is rooted in a long-held perception that while the United States might be more powerful, Britain is more devious.

    VOA: standard.2009.07.02

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