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shifty

/shif-tee/US // ˈʃɪf ti //UK // (ˈʃɪftɪ) //

变幻莫测,晃晃悠悠,阴阳怪气,变幻莫测的

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tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手wily狡猾的,聪明的,狡猾,狡猾的人sneaky鬼鬼祟祟,鬼鬼祟祟的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的shrewd精明的,精明,精明能干,聪明的slippery滑溜溜的,滑溜溜,滑腻的,光滑的cagey狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,畏畏缩缩crafty狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡黠的collusive勾结,合谋,合谋的,串通crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的cunning狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡诈devious狡猾的,奸诈的,邪恶的,狡诈的dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的duplicitous两面派,两面三刀,奸诈的,奸诈elusive捉摸不定的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸,捉摸不定evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避fly-by-night飞来横祸,蝇头小利,飞来横财,蝇头小利的人foxy狡猾的,狡猾,狐狸精,狡猾的人fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的insidious阴险的,阴险,阴毒的,阴险狡诈

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    shift·i·er, shift·i·est.

    • : resourceful; fertile in expedients.
    • : given to or full of evasions; tricky.
    • : suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.deceitful, untrustworthy
Synonyms
cagey狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,畏畏缩缩crafty狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡黠的shrewd精明的,精明,精明能干,聪明的slippery滑溜溜的,滑溜溜,滑腻的,光滑的sneaky鬼鬼祟祟,鬼鬼祟祟的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手wily狡猾的,聪明的,狡猾,狡猾的人collusive勾结,合谋,合谋的,串通conniving纵容,阴谋诡计,奸诈,阴谋论contriving谋求,争取,谋划,设法crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的cunning狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡诈devious狡猾的,奸诈的,邪恶的,狡诈的dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的dodging躲避,躲躲闪闪,躲躲闪闪的,躲躲藏藏duplicitous两面派,两面三刀,奸诈的,奸诈elusive捉摸不定的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸,捉摸不定evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避fly-by-night飞来横祸,蝇头小利,飞来横财,蝇头小利的人foxy狡猾的,狡猾,狐狸精,狡猾的人fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的insidious阴险的,阴险,阴毒的,阴险狡诈lying撒谎,谎言,谎话连篇,谎话mendacious狡诈,狡猾的,狡猾,狡诈的prevaricative推诿式的,推诿,推诿扯皮,推诿式prevaricatory推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿的,推诿扯皮的roguish耍流氓,无赖,无赖的,耍赖scheming谋略,心计,谋划,心术shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面shuffling摇摆不定,趿拉着鞋,洗牌,趿拉着鞋子slick滑溜溜的,油嘴滑舌,滑溜溜,光滑的slimy黏糊糊的,粘糊糊的,粘乎乎的,粘稠的sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的treacherous奸诈的,诡诈的,诡谲的,阴险的underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位unhonest不诚实的,不诚实,不诚实的人,不诚信unprincipled无原则,无原则的,无原则性,无原则性的untruthful虚情假意,不真实的,不真实,不诚实的

Examples

  • Through some shifty maneuvering, I cut the line and managed to be one of the first ones in.

  • What would a Mad Man think if he was picked out of a crowd and searched because someone thought that he looked shifty?

  • Whether you like or loathe the AMC mystery, you love Holder, the shifty cop played by Joel Kinnaman.

  • Fat ones, skinny ones, shifty-eyed ones with pencil moustaches and electronic ankle bracelets.

  • Her eyes, now kindling again as she recovered from her recent fears, sought Fortunio's shifty glance.

  • Do, said Dangerfield, who by now was in a high pitch of excitement, staring with shifty suspicion at the woman.

  • He wore a sarcastic smile on his face, and his shifty eyes seemed to be constantly looking for a resting-place.

  • His genial, shifty, pliable, and yet persistent personality was forced to humour obstacles and to fawn on circumstance.

  • Now they were inclined to be shifty and evasive and not always over civil; and all this had come about suddenly.

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