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词汇 designing
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Definition of designing in English:

designing

adjective dɪˈzʌɪnɪŋdəˈzaɪnɪŋ
  • attributive Acting in a calculating, deceitful way.

    工于心计的;诡诈的

    a designing little minx

    一个工于心计的轻佻小女人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Without such a check, the press, in the hands of evil and designing men, would become a most formidable engine, and as mighty for mischief as for good.
    • The second is artful, cunning, and designing; shielding the rich man from the possibility of being entrapped, and affecting at the same time, to have a tender and scrupulous regard, for the interests of the whole community.
    • She is a weak, unintelligent girl; he a strong, cunning, and designing man.
    • Although good ethics exist in the profession of law, nevertheless the profession is not without the unscrupulous cunning, and designing fellow members.
    • It is not conjured up by cunning and designing men.
    Synonyms
    scheming, calculating, conniving, plotting, intriguing, conspiring
    cunning, crafty, artful, wily, devious, guileful, canny, shrewd, astute, sharp, insidious, manipulative
    treacherous, sly, underhand, deceitful, dishonest, Machiavellian, double-dealing, tricky
    informal crooked, foxy

Definition of designing in US English:

designing

adjectivedəˈzīniNGdəˈzaɪnɪŋ
  • attributive Acting in a calculating, deceitful way.

    工于心计的;诡诈的

    she was a designing little minx

    一个工于心计的轻佻小女人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is a weak, unintelligent girl; he a strong, cunning, and designing man.
    • It is not conjured up by cunning and designing men.
    • The second is artful, cunning, and designing; shielding the rich man from the possibility of being entrapped, and affecting at the same time, to have a tender and scrupulous regard, for the interests of the whole community.
    • Although good ethics exist in the profession of law, nevertheless the profession is not without the unscrupulous cunning, and designing fellow members.
    • Without such a check, the press, in the hands of evil and designing men, would become a most formidable engine, and as mighty for mischief as for good.
    Synonyms
    scheming, calculating, conniving, plotting, intriguing, conspiring
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