Cunning

(noun.) crafty artfulness (especially in deception).

(adj.) attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; 'a cute kid with pigtails'; 'a cute little apartment'; 'cunning kittens'; 'a cunning baby' .

整理:米莉

• If a man of my cunning cannot circumvent this dull-headed— Cautious. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Her thoughtfulness baffled his cunning scrutiny. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I know I ain't as cunning as you are,' replied Charlotte; 'but don't put all the blame on me, and say I should have been locked up. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition; for they are cunning, malicious, treacherous, and revengeful. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• There was no rest for me, no peace, no forgetfulness; turn where I would, there was his cunning, grinning face at my elbow. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• After that proof of your horrible falseness and cunning, I tore up my letter. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He is so cunning that I never know when I am safe from him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• His very smile was cunning, as if he had been studying smiles among the portraits of his misers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• THAT was due to the folly of Robert, and the cunning of his wife; and it was earned by them before many months had passed away. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• They're a deal too cunning to be found out. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Confusedly in response to that demand, bold men, wise men, shrewd and cunning men were arising to become magicians, priests, chiefs, and kings. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Pip, said Mr. Jaggers, laying his hand upon my arm, and smiling openly, this man must be the most cunning impostor in all London. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• With your usual happy mixture of cunning and audacity, you have got him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• One never knows what she has, sir: she is so cunning: it is not in mortal discretion to fathom her craft. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• His superior intelligence and cunning permitted him to invent a thousand diabolical tricks to add to the burdens of Tublat's life. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.

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