devious
柯林斯詞典
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. 狡詐的[表不滿]
Newman was certainly devious, prepared to say one thing in print and something quite different in private. 紐曼確實(shí)狡詐,隨時(shí)都能當(dāng)眾說一套,私下說一套。
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devious /?di?v??s/
劍橋詞典
devious adjective (DISHONEST)
Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest , often in a complicated way, but often also clever and successful .
會(huì)算計(jì)的,會(huì)耍手腕的;精心設(shè)計(jì)的
You have to be devious if you're going to succeed in business . 要想在生意場上取得成功就必須會(huì)耍點(diǎn)手腕。
a devious scheme 精心策劃的計(jì)謀
devious adjective (NOT DIRECT)
not direct
迂回的,間接的
He took a rather devious route which avoids the city centre . 他選了一條相當(dāng)繞遠(yuǎn)的路以避開市中心。 返回 devious