sly

adjective

/slaɪ/

Idioms

(disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people诡诈的；狡诈的 synonym cunning
- a sly political move诡诈的政治手段
- (humorous) You sly old devil! How long have you known?你这个老滑头！你知道有多久了？
- She’s a sly one—never lets on what she’s thinking.她心机很深，从不让别人知道她在想什么。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
[usually before noun] suggesting that you know something secret that other people do not know诡秘的（表示自己知道别人不知道的秘密） synonym knowing
- a sly smile/grin狡黠的微笑/笑容

词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘dexterous’): from Old Norse slœgr ‘cunning’, originally ‘able to strike’ from the verb slá.

Idioms

on the sly

secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing秘密地；偷偷地；背地里
- He has to visit them on the sly.他只得偷偷地去看望他们。

词汇	sly
释义	sly adjective /slaɪ/ /slaɪ/ Idioms (disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people诡诈的；狡诈的 synonym cunning a sly political move诡诈的政治手段 (humorous) You sly old devil! How long have you known?你这个老滑头！你知道有多久了？ She’s a sly one—never lets on what she’s thinking.她心机很深，从不让别人知道她在想什么。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 [usually before noun] suggesting that you know something secret that other people do not know诡秘的（表示自己知道别人不知道的秘密） synonym knowing a sly smile/grin狡黠的微笑/笑容词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘dexterous’): from Old Norse slœgr ‘cunning’, originally ‘able to strike’ from the verb slá. Idioms on the sly secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing秘密地；偷偷地；背地里 He has to visit them on the sly.他只得偷偷地去看望他们。
随便看	get real get religion get rid of get-rid-of get rid of get rid of sb get rid of sb get rid of sb/sth get rid of somebody get rid of somebody/something get rid of something get rid of sth get rid of sth get riled up get rocks off get round get-round get round/around somebody get round/around something get round to get-round-to gets gets about gets along gets around