shrewd

[美]/ʃruːd/
[英]/ʃruːd/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 机灵的, 精明的 比较级: shrewder, shrewdest
词形变化
最高级shrewdest
比较级shrewder

例句

a shrewd east wind.

凛冽的东风。

a bayonet's shrewd thrust.

刺刀尖锐的一刺。

He is a shrewd businessman.

他是一个精明的商人。

a shrewd career move.

一个精明的职业举动。

he was a shrewd placer of the ball.

他是个高明的传球手。

do (one) a shrewd turn

给(某人)吃一个苦头

a shrewd light entered his eyes.

他眼里闪烁着精明的目光。

His answer to the journalist is a shrewd one.

他回答记者的问题是很机敏的。

He was shrewd in his personal assessments.

他总能对人作出精明的评价。

she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.

她非常敏锐,可以猜出他手势背后的动机。

she was so shrewd in some ways, but hopelessly unworldly in others.

某些地方她极为精明,但其他方面却毫不谙世故。

Though still in his teens, Tom is shrewd at a bargain.

虽然汤姆才十多岁, 可是讨价还价却很在行。

He's too shrewd to be trusted in business matters.

他太狡猾, 生意上不宜信任。

His attacking policies have reaped a particularly good harvest overseas, where he is well known as a shrewd businessman.

他的进攻性策略在海外大有收获,他精明商人的名声也在海外传播开来。

原声例句

For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype.

例如,广为人知的成见是律师是精明、狡猾的。

来源: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Slughorn turned on Dumbledore, his expression shrewd.

斯拉格霍恩转向邓布利多,脸上一副机敏的表情。

来源: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

But Miltiades was shrewd as well as brave.

但是米尔提亚德斯不但勇敢,而且还富有智谋。

来源: A Brief History of the World

The Supreme Leader is a very shrewd operator.

最高领袖是一个非常精明的经营者。

来源: VOA Standard November 2013 Collection

Far from preventing abuses, complexity creates loopholes that the shrewd can abuse with impunity.

其实远远没有起到阻止滥用的作用,复杂的法规创造了无数漏洞,而敏锐的家伙 则可以继续滥用并且不受惩罚。

来源: The Economist - Comprehensive

The shrewd business owner made large profits.

精明的商人赚了大钱。

来源: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

He was too shrewd to believe that it must exist.

他到是不至于愚蠢到相信那一定会存在。

来源: The Economist - Comprehensive

Frye looked over the ponies with a shrewd eye.

弗莱用敏锐的目光打量着那些小马。

来源: American Elementary School English 5

There was nothing mere about Cixi. She was shrewd, intelligent.

慈禧不是一个单纯的人。 她精明,聪明。

来源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

He was also funny, fond of good food and politically shrewd.

他也很风趣,喜欢美食,在政治上很精明。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

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