单词：devious
s. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
s. deviating from a straight course
考试类型：[托福/GRE]
devious的用法和样例：
例句
- The coach followed a rather devious course to its destination.长途汽车要绕很多弯路才到达目的地。
- Let's take the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.为了避免大街上的拥挤，我们还是绕道回家去吧。
- Go along the lotus pond, it is a devious road.沿着荷塘，是一条曲折的小煤屑路。
- His devious nature was shown in half lies and small dishonesties.他不正直的天性表现在小谎话及细小的不诚实行为中。
- Mary is a devious person and I don't trust her.玛丽是个狡猾的人，我不信任她。
常见句型
- He's a devious,secret person and I don't trust him.他是一个狡猾诡秘的人,我不信任他。
- 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。
词汇搭配
- devious course迂回曲折的航线
- devious business method不老实的经商方法
- devious lawyer老奸巨猾的律师
经典引文
These devious and untrodden ice-fields.
出自：E. K. Kane
- indirect间接的
- fishy（味道或气味）象鱼的...
- aberrant脱离正道的
- slippery滑的
- oblique间接的
- circuitous迂回的
- roundabout绕道的
- deceitful欺诈的
- tricky棘手的
- scheming诡计多端的
- designing狡猾的
- wily狡猾的
- underhand秘密的
- conniving动词connive的现在...
- machiavellian狡诈的
- sneaky鬼祟的
- meandering曲径
- tortuous弯曲的
- winding卷
- shifty诡诈的
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