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 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。
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！
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。
He is an astute if controversial politician.
尽管有争议，他却是个精明的政治家。
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 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。
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。
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。
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？