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

• 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。
• 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。
• It was a pretty astute deduction
  那是一个颇为敏锐的推论。
• 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。
• She was politically astute
  她很有政治头脑。
• He is an astute if controversial politician.
  尽管有争议，他却是个精明的政治家。
• 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？
• 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？