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astute

英 [əˈstjuːt]

美 [əˈstuːt]

adj.  精明的; 狡猾的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13698 / COCA.13115

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 精明的;狡猾的
      very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage
      1. an astute businessman/politician/observer
        精明的商人;狡猾的政客;敏锐的观察家
      2. It was an astute move to sell the shares then.
        那时出售股份是精明之举。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 精明的;敏锐的
      If you describe someone asastute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
      1. She was politically astute...
        她很有政治头脑。
      2. He made a series of astute business decisions.
        他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。

    英英释义

    adj

    • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
      1. a smart businessman
      2. an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
      3. he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
      Synonym:sharpshrewd

    双语例句

    • To go on seeing all those people who had known him as a "long-headed chap", an astute adviser after that no!
      那些人一直认为他是个精明家伙,是个足智多谋的法律顾问;在这事之后还继续跟那些人见面&决不会!
    • At this juncture, we need historical insight, cross-board vision, astute wisdom and resolute decision.
      此时此刻,我们最需要的是历史的远见、博大的胸襟、机敏的聪明和不美观敢的决计。
    • She was politically astute
      她很有政治头脑。
    • China's real estate is the world's most astute businessmen, and also more able to Huyou.
      中国的房地产商人是世界上最精明的,也比较能忽悠。
    • He is an astute if controversial politician.
      尽管有争议,他却是个精明的政治家。
    • Levi, who was an astute businessman, saw the potential for this new product and agreed to Jacob's proposal.
      作为一个精明的商人,李维一眼就看出了这项新产品的无限商机,同意了雅各布的提议。
    • This is exactly the situation in which you could expect a politically astute council president to make a difference.
      这正是你或许预计一位政治英明的理事会主席能大有作为的局面。
    • Would not that astute official see that I was only posing as a real person?
      这位精明的职员会不会看出我只是在冒充真人呢?
    • He is an astute politician and the nearest thing to a worm-class statesman that Cambridge has ever produced.
      他是个精明的政治家,可以说是剑桥培养出来的一位世界一流的政治家。
    • Had he been more astute he might have stayed in power longer.
      要是城府更深些的话,他掌权的时间也许会更长些了。