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

• He is an extremely astute political tactician
  他是个极其精明的政治谋略家。
• It was a pretty astute deduction
  那是一个颇为敏锐的推论。
• By the1870s, farmers had become more astute vis-a-vis national politics.
  到了19世纪70年代，农民们在应付国家政策方面变得更加精明了。
• He made a series of astute business decisions.
  他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。
• One of the most critical duties for any new employee is to be an astute observer of corporate culture.
  新员工最要紧的任务就是机敏地观察公司文化。除了公司手册中的要点之外，还有哪些潜规则？
• The astute or the mathematicians will realize that what will happen here?
  机敏的人或数学家将认识到，这里将发生什么？
• Even if the most astute consumer, also hard to avoid is broken.
  即使是最精明的消费者，也难免一失。
• 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！
• Data stewards need to be politically astute and good at conflict resolution.
  数据董事必须在政治上精明和善于解决冲突的办法。
• 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。