1 ADJ-GRADED 奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的 If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way. 奸诈的;阴险的;狡猾的 [disapproval]
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Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private.
纽曼阴险得很，明里一套，暗里一套。
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By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
她通过不正当的手段追查到了另外那个女人。
SYN sly, scheming, calculating, tricky
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] （路线或道路）曲折的，迂回的 A devious route or path to a place involves many changes in direction, rather than being as straight and direct as possible. （路线或道路）曲折的，迂回的 [formal]
SYN indirect, roundabout, wandering, crooked
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