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单词 worldly-wise
释义
worldly-wise
adjective
uk
/ˌwɜːld.liˈwaɪz/us
/ˌwɝːld.liˈwaɪz/
experiencedin thewaysin whichpeoplebehaveandabletodealwith mostsituations:
老于世故的；圆滑的
Tyler isremarkablyworldly-wise for such ayounggirl.就这么年轻的一个女孩来说，泰勒相当世故。
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(Definition ofworldly-wisefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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worldly-wise
While university students are the best educated and may be the most intelligent, they are far the leastworldly-wise.
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It will allow the weak, the naive and those who are notworldly-wiseto be badly treated.
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We need not only more teachers but also teachers who are more differentiated, teachers with experience more broadly based and, in a sense, more skilled and moreworldly-wiseteachers.
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They seemed eloquent, intelligent andworldly-wise.
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He was a librarian there, described asworldly-wise, and a promoter of the careers of his students.
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Aditi is perhaps moreworldly-wisethan usual for someone her age.
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