slyly
adverb uk/ˈslaɪ.li/ us/ˈslaɪ.li/
狡黠地
in a way that suggests that you know secrets
She grinned slyly and refused to tell me where the money came from. 她狡黠地咧嘴一笑，拒绝告诉我钱是从哪里来的。
They look as if they're remembering a joke, grinning slyly to themselves.
狡猾地
in a clever way, especially when it deceives people in order to get what you want
Two police officers catch them, but the criminals slyly explain their way out of it.
a slyly subversive new book for children four to eight years old 为四至八岁儿童编写的一本狡猾的颠覆性新书
See: sly
- More examples
- He winked slyly at Erika.
- He jokes a lot, slyly and very quietly.
- It is a very funny and slyly well-written monologue.