sly
adj
(-er, -est)
1 (often derog 常作贬义) acting or done in a secret, often cunning and deceitful, way 狡猾的; 狡诈的
a sly fellow, trick, ruse 狡诈的家伙、 伎俩、 计谋
(joc 谑) You sly old devil! 你这个老奸巨猾的家伙!
It was sly of you not to tell us you'd already met. 你们真坏, 已经见了面还瞒著我们.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
suggesting that one knows sth secret; knowing 会意的; 会心的
a sly smile, look, etc 会心的一笑、 表情等
She cast a sly glance at her bridge partner. 她向桥牌搭挡使了个会意的眼色.
3 mischievous; playful 淘气的; 顽皮的
play a sly trick on a friend 作弄朋友.
4 (idm 习语) on the `sly secretly 秘密地
She must have been having lessons on the sly. 她准是暗地里一直在上课.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
The man had connected the air-line to a supply line of oxygen, not compressed air.
这个工人把供气管接到了氧气供应管上,而不是接到压缩空气管上。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.