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Shrewd ʃruːd ʃruːdli ʃruːdnəs 精明的;敏锐的;有眼光的;精于盘算的 Judge Situation Understanding

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shrewd ★☆☆☆☆
/ʃru͟ːd/
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[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 ; NAmE ʃruːd / adjective ( shrewd·er , shrewd·est ) 1 clever 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。
2 showing 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 ; NAmE ʃruːdli / adverb shrewd·ness / ʃruːdnəs ; NAmE ʃruːdnəs / noun [uncountable ] shrewd shrewder shrewdest
shrewd / ʃruːd ; NAmE ʃruːd / shrewd·ly / ʃruːdli ; NAmE ʃruːdli / shrewd·ness / ʃruːdnəs ; NAmE ʃruːdnəs /
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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]
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shrewd

[ʃru:d]
级别:shrewder, shrewdest
CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS
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ADJ19624
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Spoken:

112841252
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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