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单词 cunningly
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Definition of cunningly in English:

cunningly

adverb ˈkʌnɪŋliˈkənɪŋli
  • 1In a clever and deceitful way.

    an important document was cunningly hidden under the noses of the police
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He begins to live in style, dressing finely as a gentleman, and cunningly keeping himself beyond the reach of the law.
    • As we've mentioned in previous articles, the Government cunningly includes earnings growth in that figure.
    • She would later write in her autobiography that she "used to try more and more cunningly to hide my feelings."
    • At first glance it looks like an ordinary telegraph pole but it's really a cunningly disguised mobile phone mast.
    • The twins can also be ruthless, as when they cunningly murder the housekeeper.
    • Some artists thrive on winsome personalities, cunningly distracting listeners from the music with their stylistic excess.
    • During the opening credit sequence, the main character cunningly eludes a patrol car.
    • The emotions always seems real and spontaneous rather than cunningly manipulated to pull out the heartstrings.
    • Cunningly, the virus can even spoof the domain name of the business's email address.
    • She cunningly milked him for anything she could learn about who his master was.
    1. 1.1 In an ingenious way.
      the tracks are arranged in cunningly interwoven layers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The scheme cunningly subverts the strict German building regulations pertaining to inner-city sites.
      • As in his previous film, cunningly chosen setpieces make the impact.
      • The game has loads of different courses to tackle, all cunningly designed to test your manual dexterity to the maximum.
      • It almost seemed like even the odd bum notes were cunningly placed to assure you the band weren't just up there miming to the albums.
      • However, in Antony's eulogy, he focuses on Caesar's positive traits, and cunningly disproves Brutus' justification for killing Caesar.
      • While the ski runs are not as cunningly crafted as the other site's labyrinthine arenas, their immense scale produces some splendid moments.
      • The piece also cunningly exploits the writer's own gift for confessional monologues.
      • This is a cunningly arranged, charming, swinging record which lives up to its title.
      • The play was an adaptation of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, cunningly modernized into an anti-capitalist satire.
      • The play has not only sly wit, it is very cunningly constructed.

Definition of cunningly in US English:

cunningly

adverbˈkənɪŋliˈkəniNGlē
  • 1In a clever and deceitful way.

    an important document was cunningly hidden under the noses of the police
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The twins can also be ruthless, as when they cunningly murder the housekeeper.
    • At first glance it looks like an ordinary telegraph pole but it's really a cunningly disguised mobile phone mast.
    • Some artists thrive on winsome personalities, cunningly distracting listeners from the music with their stylistic excess.
    • During the opening credit sequence, the main character cunningly eludes a patrol car.
    • He begins to live in style, dressing finely as a gentleman, and cunningly keeping himself beyond the reach of the law.
    • As we've mentioned in previous articles, the Government cunningly includes earnings growth in that figure.
    • She would later write in her autobiography that she "used to try more and more cunningly to hide my feelings."
    • Cunningly, the virus can even spoof the domain name of the business's email address.
    • The emotions always seems real and spontaneous rather than cunningly manipulated to pull out the heartstrings.
    • She cunningly milked him for anything she could learn about who his master was.
    1. 1.1 In an ingenious way.
      the tracks are arranged in cunningly interwoven layers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The piece also cunningly exploits the writer's own gift for confessional monologues.
      • However, in Antony's eulogy, he focuses on Caesar's positive traits, and cunningly disproves Brutus' justification for killing Caesar.
      • The play was an adaptation of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, cunningly modernized into an anti-capitalist satire.
      • The play has not only sly wit, it is very cunningly constructed.
      • This is a cunningly arranged, charming, swinging record which lives up to its title.
      • The game has loads of different courses to tackle, all cunningly designed to test your manual dexterity to the maximum.
      • The scheme cunningly subverts the strict German building regulations pertaining to inner-city sites.
      • While the ski runs are not as cunningly crafted as the other site's labyrinthine arenas, their immense scale produces some splendid moments.
      • As in his previous film, cunningly chosen setpieces make the impact.
      • It almost seemed like even the odd bum notes were cunningly placed to assure you the band weren't just up there miming to the albums.
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