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astute adj.机敏的；精明的；狡猾的 (1) 但到了此时，任何机敏的业主都已经开发出新产品，准备好重新进入市场开始自己新的生意。(2) 不过，帕玛拉特所拥有似乎很机敏的能力，可以通过收购快速提高利润和收入，才打消市场疑虑。(3) 精明的商人懂得如何感情投资。(4) 周恩来是一个非常精明的人，他不会诅咒现实。(5) 尽管衣着原始，行为凶蛮，亚维德却是个狡猾的战地指挥官，他年轻时受过军事教育，懂得制订战略。 Astute (from Latin) is a formal and flattering adjective for someone with a good head on their shoulders. It differs from its synonym shrewd in placing less emphasis on hardheadedness than on sensitivity: we talk about a shrewd bargainer but an astute interpretation. Other synonyms are perceptive (emphasizing insight) and discerning (emphasizing an ability to distinguish).

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英 [ə'stjuːt] 美 [ə'stuːt] (1) But by this point, any astute businessperson has a new product waiting in the wings, ready to hit the market and revitalize his business.(2) Only Parmalat's seemingly astute ability to rapidly grow earnings and revenues with acquisitions had placated those concerns.(3) Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally.(4) Zhou Enlai was too astute to rail against reality.(5) Despite his primitive dress and thuggish demeanor, Yavid was actually an astute field commander, drawing on strategies he had learned in his military studies as a youth. Someone who is astute is clever and has good judgment. The kid running around with a bucket stuck on his head? Not so astute. 1[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 If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage. She was politically astute...她很有政治头脑。He made a series of astute business decisions.他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。astutelyOxford, as Evelyn Waugh astutely observed, is a city best seen in early summer.牛津城，正如伊夫林·沃的敏锐观察，初夏的时候最美。astutenessWith characteristic astuteness, he spoke separately to all those involved.凭着他特有的精明，他同有关人士一一进行了谈话。

英语单词	astute
英美音标	英 [ə'stjuːt] 美 [ə'stuːt]
中文释义	adj.机敏的；精明的；狡猾的
英语例句	(1) But by this point, any astute businessperson has a new product waiting in the wings, ready to hit the market and revitalize his business. (2) Only Parmalat's seemingly astute ability to rapidly grow earnings and revenues with acquisitions had placated those concerns. (3) Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally. (4) Zhou Enlai was too astute to rail against reality. (5) Despite his primitive dress and thuggish demeanor, Yavid was actually an astute field commander, drawing on strategies he had learned in his military studies as a youth.
中文例句	(1) 但到了此时，任何机敏的业主都已经开发出新产品，准备好重新进入市场开始自己新的生意。 (2) 不过，帕玛拉特所拥有似乎很机敏的能力，可以通过收购快速提高利润和收入，才打消市场疑虑。 (3) 精明的商人懂得如何感情投资。 (4) 周恩来是一个非常精明的人，他不会诅咒现实。 (5) 尽管衣着原始，行为凶蛮，亚维德却是个狡猾的战地指挥官，他年轻时受过军事教育，懂得制订战略。
vocabulary简明	Someone who is astute is clever and has good judgment. The kid running around with a bucket stuck on his head? Not so astute.
vocabulary扩展	Astute (from Latin) is a formal and flattering adjective for someone with a good head on their shoulders. It differs from its synonym shrewd in placing less emphasis on hardheadedness than on sensitivity: we talk about a shrewd bargainer but an astute interpretation. Other synonyms are perceptive (emphasizing insight) and discerning (emphasizing an ability to distinguish).
柯林斯解释	1 [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 If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage. She was politically astute... 她很有政治头脑。 He made a series of astute business decisions. 他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。 astutely Oxford, as Evelyn Waugh astutely observed, is a city best seen in early summer. 牛津城，正如伊夫林·沃的敏锐观察，初夏的时候最美。 astuteness With characteristic astuteness, he spoke separately to all those involved. 凭着他特有的精明，他同有关人士一一进行了谈话。

Astute Ability Good Shrewd Emphasizing 英 ə'Stjuːt] 美 ə'Stuːt