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arty-crafty

/ahr-tee-kraf-tee, -krahf-/US // ˈɑr tiˈkræf ti, -ˈkrɑf- //

艺术--诡计多端

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : artsy-craftsy.

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Examples

  • There are young rock chicks and rock-boys and arty-looking men and women, in plaid, denim, ripped and stretched cardigans.

  • In their different styles, then, both Lennon and McCartney had gotten arty and their music changed.

  • Still, as Lennon/McCartney got increasingly arty, Harrison was stung and he began chasing.

  • If nobody is with us, we might watch something arty—there are marvelous channels of opera or concerts—then go to bed and read.

  • It all goes well with the strong, crafty flavors of the beers.

  • He accuses the latter of various illegal and crafty acts, among them sending contraband gold and jewels to Mexico.

  • He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices.

  • But while everything seemed so favourable the crafty Gascon from the first foresaw the dangers which beset his path.

  • He was a dark impish looking fellow, as lean as Cassius and as crafty and envious as Iago.

  • But Soult was possessed of a crafty caution which seldom if ever allowed his ambition to hinder the success his ability deserved.