The word "shrewd" describes a person who is good at understanding situations and using that understanding to their advantage, implying they are clever and make good judgments. It means being insightful and making wise decisions.
The word "shrewd" describes a person who is good at understanding situations and using that understanding to their advantage, implying they are clever and make good judgments. It means being insightful and making wise decisions.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精明的;敏锐的;有眼光的;精于盘算的 A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
She's a shrewd businesswoman...
她是个精明的女商人。
His grey eyes were shrewd but kindly...
他灰色的眼睛目光锐利却很亲切。
It should prove a shrewd investment.
这将是一项精明的投资。
shrewdly
She looked at him shrewdly.
她目光敏锐地看着他。
...a shrewdly worded statement.
一份措辞得体的声明
shrewdness
His natural shrewdness tells him what is needed to succeed.
他与生俱来的精明告诉他成功所需要的一切。
Oxford
shrewd/ʃruːd; NAmEʃruːd/adjective(shrewd·er,shrewd·est)1clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation 精明的;敏锐的;有眼光的;精于盘算的SYN
astute
◆a shrewd businessman精明的商人◆She is a shrewd judge of character.她看人看得很准。2showing good judgement and likely to be right 判断得准的;高明的◆a shrewd move高招◆I have a shrewd ideawho the mystery caller was. 这个神秘的来访者是谁,我能猜个八九不离十。▶shrewd·ly/ʃruːdli; NAmEʃruːdli/adverbshrewd·ness/ʃruːdnəs; NAmEʃruːdnəs/noun[uncountable ]shrewdshrewdershrewdestshrewd/ʃruːd; NAmEʃruːd/shrewd·ly/ʃruːdli; NAmEʃruːdli/shrewd·ness/ʃruːdnəs; NAmEʃruːdnəs/
LDC
shrewdshrewd /ʃruːd/ ●○○ adjective
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1good at judging what people or situations are really like: Malcolm is a shrewd businessman. She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible. Capra looked at her with shrewd eyes.2well judged and likely to be right: a shrewd decision Bridget has a shrewd idea of what will sell.—shrewdly adverb: ‘Something tells me you’ve already decided,’ he said shrewdly.—shrewdness noun [uncountable]
WDF
shrewd
[ʃru:d]
级别:shrewder, shrewdest
CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS
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ADJ19624
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精明的(73%),敏锐的(16%),狡猾的(11%)
n.精明(的人);机灵(的人)
adj.精明的;狡猾的;机灵的
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