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de.vi.ous5di:7vi7Esadj(of people or plans and methods) dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often clever and successful, or (of roads etc.) indirect, not going the straight way(人,计划,方法)阴险的,狡诈的;(道路等)不直接的,绕道的You have to be a bit devious if you're going to succeed in business.要是你打算在商业上成功,就不得不滑头一点。He has some kind of a devious scheme for avoiding taxes.他有某种狡诈的逃税计谋。You'd better watch him--he's a devious bastard!你要当心----他可是个阴险的家伙!He took a rather devious (= indirect) ro te which avoids the city centre.他取了一条多少有些绕道儿的路线,避开市中心。
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