craftier

英 [ˈkrɑːftɪə] 美 [ˈkræftɪər]

adj.  巧妙的; (尤指)狡诈的,诡计多端的
crafty的比较级



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 巧妙的;狡诈的;诡计多端的
    If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
    1. ...a crafty, lying character who enjoys plotting against others...
      狡猾奸诈、满嘴谎言而且爱算计人的家伙
    2. A crafty look came to his eyes...
      他眼中闪出狡黠的神情。
    3. That was my crafty little plan.
      那是我的小妙计。

双语例句

  1. Chen Shui-bian is a clever and cunning man, and his legal training as a lawyer makes him even craftier.
    陈水扁是一个既聪明又狡猾的人,他的律师职业训练使他变得更加狡诈。
  2. Mr Bernanke is a man of unquestionable intellectual integrity. That is a problem. Alan Greenspan, who was arguably a lesser theoretical economist, was a far craftier Fed chairman.
    艾伦格林斯潘(alangreenspan)在理论经济学方面的地位或许要低一些,但他是个老练得多的美联储主席。
  3. I'm more powerful than you, and craftier.
    我比你更有权力,更残忍。
  4. It's time I should take my craftier head to my more worldly pillow.
    我也该让我这副比较世故的头脑休息休息了。