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 made a series of astute business decisions.
  他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。
• He is an astute if controversial politician.
  尽管有争议，他却是个精明的政治家。
• It was a pretty astute deduction
  那是一个颇为敏锐的推论。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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 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。
• One of the most critical duties for any new employee is to be an astute observer of corporate culture.
  新员工最要紧的任务就是机敏地观察公司文化。除了公司手册中的要点之外，还有哪些潜规则？
• Even if the most astute consumer, also hard to avoid is broken.
  即使是最精明的消费者，也难免一失。