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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was politically astute
  她很有政治头脑。
• It was a pretty astute deduction
  那是一个颇为敏锐的推论。
• But it was politically astute.
  但从政治角度看是精明的。
• 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。