[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。
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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/
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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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