Word · Frequency #21979
shiftiest
眼神游移的；躲闪的；鬼鬼祟祟的
shiftiest is the superlative of shifty.
核心释义
常指人显得不可信或心怀不轨
Looking around and not meeting the other person's eyes, especially in a way that suggests dishonesty or evasiveness.
- 1.
容易频繁改变方向的。
Subject to frequent changes in direction.
- 2.
从一个物体移到另一个物体；不正视并稳定地看着说话对象。
Moving from one object to another; not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
- 3.
足智多谋的；善于随机应变的
Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.
多变的；方向不定的；足智多谋的；善于应变的；容易频繁改变方向的。；从一个物体移到另一个物体；不正视并稳定地看着说话对象。；足智多谋的；善于随机应变的
用法In use
The salesman gave me a shifty look when I asked about the warranty.
用法提示：shifty 作形容词，描述眼神，表示狡诈、不可信。
I don't trust him; his answers were too shifty during the interview.
用法提示：shifty 作形容词，描述回答，表示回避、不坦诚。
She became shiftier when the police started asking questions.
用法提示：shiftier 是 shifty 的比较级，形容行为更加可疑、不诚实。
shifty + n.
通常修饰名词，形容不诚实或不可靠的人的特征。
He had shifty eyes.
他有一双狡猾的眼睛。
be/look/seem shifty
She looked shifty when I asked about the money.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shifty eyes
- 躲闪的目光；贼溜溜的眼睛
- The detective noticed the suspect's shifty eyes during the interrogation.侦探在审讯时注意到嫌疑人躲闪的目光。
- shifty look
- 鬼鬼祟祟的神情；可疑的神色
- She gave me a shifty look and quickly walked away.她鬼鬼祟祟地看了我一眼，然后快步走开了。
- shifty character
- 不可靠的人；形迹可疑的人
- The landlord was a shifty character who avoided answering direct questions.那个房东是个形迹可疑的人，总是回避直接回答问题。
- shifty behavior
- 鬼鬼祟祟的行为；可疑行为
- His shifty behavior made the security guard suspicious.他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了保安的怀疑。
- shifty dealings
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
shifty 里有 shift（移动、改变）+ y，联想眼神或风向老是“变来变去”，就是躲闪、不定的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation about a suspicious person、crime or detective stories shifty 常与 eyes、look 等搭配，通常形容眼神躲闪、神情鬼祟，显得不可信；多用于非正式对话、小说或影视评论。正式写作中更常用 evasive 或 dishonest。至于“方向多变的”和“足智多谋的”含义，现代英语中很少见，不必主动使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
fifty、thrifty、nifty 都与 shifty (/ˈʃɪfti/) 押韵，结尾都是 /ɪfti/。注意 shift (/ʃɪft/) 和 swiftly (/ˈswɪftli/) 虽然拼写相近，但发音不同，并不押韵。
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