devious

GRE

英[?di?vi?s]
美[?di?vi?s]

基本釋義

adj.
迂回的,曲折的; 不光明正大的,不正直的; 不坦誠的,狡猾的; 不正當(dāng)

詞性變化

實用例句

a devious politician

不誠實的政治家

牛津詞典

He got rich by devious means.

他不擇手段大發(fā)橫財。

牛津詞典

a devious route from the airport

出機場的曲折道路

牛津詞典

Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private...

紐曼陰險得很,明里一套,暗里一套。

By devious means she tracked down the other woman.

她通過不正當(dāng)?shù)氖侄巫凡榈搅肆硗饽莻€女人。

He followed a devious route.

他走了一條迂回路線。

Other, more devious, patterns became clear when I knew about the taping.

我知道了錄音的事之后, 就清楚了其他更為迂回曲折的手腕.

辭典例句

Because the way home is more devious, marriageable woman feels the situation is bad.

由于回家的路比較偏僻, 妙齡女子深感情況不妙.

期刊摘選

The human mind is as devious as the many progressive devices it produces.

人心和它所制造出來的許多進步裝置一樣詭詐.

期刊摘選

The British can be awkward, selfish and devious players of the EU game.

你可以認為在歐盟各方的博弈中,英國人是棘手的 、 自私的、狡猾的.

期刊摘選

His devious nature was shown in half lies and small dishonesties.

他不正直的天性表現(xiàn)在小謊話及細小的不誠實行為中.

期刊摘選

Kelly: What devious plan have you dreamt up?

凱莉: 你夢到了什么妙計?

期刊摘選

His success had come by devious methods , had been reached by obscure means.

他的成功,是憑著不正當(dāng)?shù)募總z而取得的, 是用見不得人的手段來達到的.

辭典例句

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright.

箴3:32 因為 乖僻人為耶和華所憎惡.直人為他所親密.

期刊摘選

Agent 47 is now more athletic and his additional movements make for more devious fun.

47探員的運動神經(jīng)現(xiàn)在更發(fā)達了,增強的動作能帶來更多不一般的樂趣.

期刊摘選

The joint of shell and cover is the for of devious - labyrinthian struture, insuring preferable protection class.

殼體和蓋的接合面為曲面迷宮式結(jié)構(gòu), 確保了較高的防護等級,定性好等優(yōu)良傳良傳統(tǒng).

期刊摘選

Susan is a devious person and we can't depend on her.

蘇姍是個狡猾的人,我們不能依賴她.

辭典例句

GWT: The lips of a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked devious.

呂震中本: 義人的咀唇曉得怎樣令人悅納; 惡人的口總說乖張的話.

期刊摘選

Defeated in that, his enemies resorted to a more devious method.

他的敵人在這方面失敗以后, 便采取了更不正當(dāng)?shù)氖址?

辭典例句

We took the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main raods.

我不為了避免大街上的人群而采取一個迂?的路線回家.

期刊摘選

He's a devious, secret person and I don't trust him.

他是一個狡猾詭秘的人,我不相信他.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Here is geographical and devious, traffic inconvenience, natural resources is meager, agricultural production condition is abominable.

這里地理偏僻, 交通不便, 資源貧乏, 農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)條件惡劣.

期刊摘選

This cab was taking a devious route to the airport.

出租車繞了一條彎路到機場.

期刊摘選

He got rich by devious means.

他靠不正當(dāng)手段發(fā)了財.

辭典例句

Has the devious Beijing government been massaging the numbers, as communist are wont to do?

中國政府到底有沒有像共產(chǎn)黨人會經(jīng)常做的那樣故意夸大了數(shù)字 呢 ?

期刊摘選

He was as devious as his adversary was ruthless.

他的對手冷酷,他也同樣陰險.

《簡明英漢詞典》

We took the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.

我們?yōu)榱吮苊獯蠼稚系娜巳憾@道回家.

辭典例句

She led him by devious ways to the meeting place.

她繞來繞去地把他帶到會面地點.

《簡明英漢詞典》

英英釋義

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

    "used devious means to achieve success"

    "gave oblique answers to direct questions"

    "oblique political maneuvers"

  • 2. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive;

    "a devious character"

    "shifty eyes"

  • 3. deviating from a straight course;

    "a scenic but devious route"

    "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"

    "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

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