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

• 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。
• The astute Augustine obviously wasn't much help on this matter.
  显然，聪明的奥古斯汀在这个问题上帮不了什么忙。
• 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。
• Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally.
  精明的商人懂得如何感情投资。
• Yes. I have to admit that you are very astute.
  只好这样啦。我不得不承认您很精明。
• 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。
• Such a policy is tactically astute but offers no strategic vision.
  这一政策从策略上来说是精明的，但却缺乏战略视角。
• 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？
• She was politically astute
  她很有政治头脑。