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英语单词 shrewd
英美音标 英 [ʃruːd] 美 [ʃruːd]
中文释义 adj.精明的;敏锐的;狡猾的
英语例句 (1) Her brother is a shrewd businessman.
(2) It was a shrewd assessment and probably pretty close to the truth.
(3) He's an artist, a scientist and a shrewd businessman (all) rolled into one.
(4) His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a shrewd tactician.
(5) His shrewd eyes looked across at his wife.
(6) The question was a quick, shrewd parry.
中文例句 (1) 她兄弟是个精明的生意人。
(2) 这个评估很有道理,可能相当正确。
(3) 他既是艺术家,又是科学家,同时还是个精明的生意人。
(4) 他的谈判技巧使他赢得了精明战略家的名声。
(5) 他那敏锐的目光射向他的妻子。
(6) 这句问话是一种穷急智生的狡猾的遁辞词。
vocabulary简明 If you are shrewd in your spending, you can make a small salary go a long way. Use the adjective shrewd to describe a person or thing that is smart or clever in a practical sort of way.
vocabulary扩展 The word shrewd is from a Middle English adjective formed from the noun schrewe "an evil person, a villain." This Middle English noun is an earlier form of our modern English word shrew. So shrewd and shrew are related to each other. Shrewd doesn't usually have a disapproving or negative tone, but shrew certainly does.
柯林斯解释
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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。

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