英汉词典

cagey 基本解释

• adj. 精明的；小心谨慎的；机灵的；有戒心的

cagey 词态变化

cagey 中文词源

词源不详。

cagey 英文词源

cagey (adj.)

"evasive, reticent," 1896, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin. Earlier in English dialect it meant "sportive."

cagey 英文释义

1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;

"a cagey lawyer"

"too clever to be sound"

2. characterized by great cautious and wariness;

"a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"

"chary of the risks involved"

"a chary investor"

cagey 双语例句

1. He is cagey about what he was paid for the business.

他对自己在这桩买卖中所得的报酬不愿多提。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Tony is very cagey about his family.

托尼对自己家的事讳莫如深。

来自《权威词典》

3. The cagey fox could not be easily trapped by the farmer.

那只狡猾的狐狸不会轻易落入农夫的陷阱.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She's very cagey about her past life.

她对自己过去的生活讳莫如深.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He gave a cagey, vague answer to my question.

他小心翼翼, 含糊其词地回答了我的问题.

来自辞典例句

cagey 实用场景例句

Tony is very cagey about his family.

托尼对自己家的事讳莫如深。

牛津词典

He is cagey about what he was paid for the business.

他对自己在这桩买卖中所得的报酬不愿多提。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He gave a cagey, vague answer to my question.

他小心翼翼, 含糊其词地回答了我的问题.

辞典例句

After a cagey opening, Overmars'pace made the difference.

在一个谨慎的开局之后, 奥维马斯的速度创造出不同.

期刊摘选

He remained cagey as to whether he would let Parker leave.

谈到是否愿意让帕克离开时他出言谨慎.

期刊摘选

John is pretty cagey. You have to keep an eye on him.

约翰很谨慎小心的. 你必须留意他.

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He's very cagey about his family.

他对他家庭的事守口如瓶.

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She's cagey about her past life.

她对自己过去的生活守口如瓶.

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Bruno is petty cagey . You have to keep an eye on him.

布鲁诺相当狡猾. 你是提防着他一点儿.

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Yet he is cagey about this.

对此皮特比较谨慎.

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The cagey fox could not be easily trapped by the farmer.

那只狡猾的狐狸不会轻易落入农夫的陷阱.

《简明英汉词典》

He was cagey , cagy about speaking of it.

他不太想说那件事.

期刊摘选

Federer, 27, was cagey on exactly when the baby is due, saying only in the summer.

27岁的费德勒没有透露孩子确切的预产期, 只是说在今年夏天.

期刊摘选

We can't play cagey and we have to go at them.

我们不能够小心奕奕地比赛,我们必须向他们作出反扑.

期刊摘选

She's very cagey about her past life.

她对自己过去的生活讳莫如深.

《简明英汉词典》

He is very cagey about his plans.

他对他的计划很谨慎.

辞典例句

The old recluse was very cagey about her past life.

老隐士对自己过去的生活守口如瓶.

期刊摘选

And now , when the summer was over, Fabrizio became more and more cagey.

夏天结束了, 费比诺也变得越来越谨慎了.

电影对白

Tony is very cagey about his family.

托尼对自己家的事讳莫如深。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He is cagey about what he was paid for the business.

他对自己在这桩买卖中所得的报酬不愿多提。

柯林斯例句