artful
英 [ˈɑ:tfl] 美 [ˈɑrtfl]

adj.

巧妙的；狡猾的；有技巧的；人工的

英英释义

artful[ 'ɑ:tful ]

• adj.
  • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

    同义词：disingenuous

  • marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft

    "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. That man used artful means to find out secrets.
   那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
2. An artful man often tries all sorts of tricks to gain his end.
   狡猾的人总是为达目的不择手段。
3. The little girl is artful and knows how to get round her parents.
   小女孩很机灵，懂得怎样哄她父母依她。
4. It's an artful little gadget for opening tins.
   那是个小巧玲珑的开罐头工具。
5. He tripped the witness by artful questions.
   他以巧妙的质问诱使证人说话前后矛盾。

权威例句

Artful systems in the home
Artful systems in the home
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Artful Scribbles: The Significance of Children's Drawings by Howard Gardner
The adaptive radix tree: ARTful indexing for main-memory databases
The adaptive radix tree: ARTful indexing for main-memory databases
System of combinable patterns that generates artful designs
The artful mind meets art history: toward a psycho-historical framework for the science of art appreciation.
Beyond predictable workflows: Enhancing productivity in artful business processes
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