| 单词 | shrewd |
| 释义 | shrewd /ʃruːd/ adjective (shrewder, shrewdest) 1.clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation 机灵的；精明的◆he is a shrewd businessman. 他是一位精明的商人。◆she has a shrewd business brain. 她有着敏锐的商业头脑。2.showing good judgement and likely to be right 睿智的；果断的◆a shrewd guess/move 准确的猜测；果断的行动 ▸ shrewdly adverb ▸ shrewdness noun [uncountable]☞ shrewd shrewd adjectiveshrewd ♦︎ perceptive ♦︎ astute ♦︎ incisive ♦︎ canny ♦︎ discriminating ♦︎ discerningthese words all describe sb who can judge people and situations intelligently and accurately, or the judgements that they make.这些词均表示精明的、敏锐的、有眼光的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a shrewd / an astute / a canny businessman / politician◆a shrewd / a perceptive / an astute observer◆a perceptive / an astute / an incisive analysis◆a shrewd / a perceptive / an astute observation◆a shrewd / a perceptive / an incisive comment◆a shrewd / astute / canny move■ shrewd /ʃruːd/ (often approving) clever and good at making judgements about a situation; showing good judgement and likely to be right精明的；有眼光的；判断精准的◆my mother was a shrewd judge of character.我妈妈看人很精准。◆i could take a pretty shrewd guess at who had sent the letter.谁寄来的信，我能猜个八九不离十。◆she had a shrewd idea of what their motives were.她对他们的动机判断得很准。■ perceptive /pəseptɪv; name pərseptɪv/ (approving) having or showing the ability to notice or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious理解力强的；有洞察力的；思维敏捷的◆it was very perceptive of you to notice that.你能注意到这个，真够敏锐的。◆the article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work.这篇文章深入分析了官僚体制的运行方式。■ astute /əstjuːt; name əstuːt/ (approving) intelligent and good at judging what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage精明的；狡猾的◆an astute politician, he understood the need to get them on his side.作为一个精明的政客，他知道需要把他们拉拢到自己这边来。■ incisive /ɪnsaɪsɪv/ (approving) showing clear thought, a good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this锐利的；透彻的◆he had a clear, incisive mind.他头脑清醒而且敏锐。◆she is an incisive critic of the current education system.她对当前的教育体制提出了深刻的批评。■ canny intelligent, careful and showing good judgement, especially in business or politics（尤指在商业或政治方面）精明谨慎的，老谋深算的◆it was a canny move, which brought palmer in on their side.这真是一步妙棋，让帕尔默站到了他们一边。ⓘ canny is less completely approving than most of the words in this group: it can sometimes suggest that sb is too clever for you.与本组中大多数词相比，canny 略含贬义，有时意味着某人太过聪明，难以对付◆her opponent proved to be more canny than she'd thought.结果证明她的对手比她所想的更老谋深算。■ discriminating /dɪskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/ (approving) able to show good judgement about the relative quality of different things有识别力的；有辨别力的；有鉴赏力的◆they are very discriminating about what restaurants they go to.对于去什么餐馆吃饭，他们很有眼力。▸ discrimination noun [uncountable] ◆the president has been criticized for his lack of discrimination in his choice of political allies.总统因在选择政治盟友方面缺乏慧眼而受到批评。■ discerning /dɪsɜːnɪŋ; name dɪsɜːrnɪŋ/ [usually before noun] (approving) able to show good judgement about the quality of sth有洞察力的；有识别力的；有眼力的◆there is growing demand for the product from discerning customers.独具慧眼的顾客对这种产品的需求越来越多。◆to the discerning eye (= to sb who is discerning), the quality may seem quite poor.在有眼力的人看来，这样的质量也许太差了。▸ discernment noun [uncountable] ◆she saw herself as a woman of taste and discernment.她自认为是个有品位有眼光的女人。note 辨析 discriminating or discerning? discriminating people choose one thing rather than another because they can see that it is better quality; discerning people are able to judge the quality of any individual thing. discerning is used especially in the phrase discerning eye and before nouns for people who buy things. * discriminating 表示能挑选出质量上乘的东西； discerning 则表示对任何一件物品的质量都具有鉴别力。discerning 尤用于短语 discerning eye 中，或用于表示购买者的名词前◆discerning clients / customers / collectors / travellers有眼力的客户／顾客／收藏者／旅行者shrewd /ʃruːd/ (often approving) clever and good at making judgements about a situation; showing good judgement and likely to be right精明的；有眼光的；判断精准的◆my mother was a shrewd judge of character.我妈妈看人很精准。◆i could take a pretty shrewd guess at who had sent the letter.谁寄来的信，我能猜个八九不离十。◆she had a shrewd idea of what their motives were.她对他们的动机判断得很准。shrewd/ʃru:d ||; ʃrud/adj able to make good decisions because you understand a situation well 能作出明智决定的；敏锐的；精明的: ◇a shrewd thinker/decision 敏锐的思想家；明智的决定 ➔shrewdly adv shrewdsee ⇨ intelligent 5 shrewd /ʃrud; ʃruːd/adjgood at judging what people or situations are really like, especially in a way that makes you successful 精明的，敏锐的:◇a shrewd businesswoman 精明的女商人 |
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