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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He made a series of astute business decisions.
  他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。
• Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally.
  精明的商人懂得如何感情投资。
• 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。