shifty meaning in English
adj.
(-ier; -iest)
1.变动的;多变的;不稳定的。
2.策略多的;足智多谋的;办法多的;善于应变的。
3.会哄骗的;诡诈的;不老实的;不正直的;靠不住的。
adv.
-ily ,-iness n.
Examples
- He looked like a shifty underworld character .
他看起来是个鬼头鬼脑的下流社会的角色。 - His hard, shifty little eyes were disconcerting .
他的冷酷、鬼鬼祟祟的小眼睛真让人不安。 - She smiled, looking dreamily out on the shifty landscape .
她脸露微笑,用一种梦幻似的目光看着那变化莫测的景色。 - Life does shifty things, he is forced to reflect in a most puzzled way .
人生变化无常,他不得不从最难以理解的地方去考虑。 - A careful study would have revealed very soon that clinigan's eyes were shifty .
当然,只要细心观察,很快就会发现克林根一双眼睛诡诈溜滑。