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 astute if controversial politician.
  尽管有争议，他却是个精明的政治家。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Despite his occasional flights of emotion and fancy, he is an astute politician.
  尽管他偶尔也迸发出感情和想象的火花，但他毕竟是一位精明的政治家。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。