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

• Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally.
  精明的商人懂得如何感情投资。
• Only Parmalat's seemingly astute ability to rapidly grow earnings and revenues with acquisitions had placated those concerns.
  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。
• It was a pretty astute deduction
  那是一个颇为敏锐的推论。
• He did not write the treaty alone but in collaboration with three astute and determined negotiators.
  他并不是一个人，而是和三个诡计多端并且坚决的谈判者一起拟订条约的。
• 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。
• The company you keep is more culturally astute and you hope to emulate their tastes.
  你所交往的人往往品味出众，而你希望能够仿效对方。
• 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 extremely astute political tactician
  他是个极其精明的政治谋略家。
• Please pray that I have keen observation and astute sensitivity to seize any available ministry opportunities to serve.
  请代祷使我有敏锐的观察和精明敏感性抓住任何的机会去事奉。
• 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！