shrewd
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ʃru:dʃruːd]
- 美式音标 [ʃruːd]
- 国际音标 [ʃru:d]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 精明的;狡猾的;机灵的
- n. 精明(的人);机灵(的人)
词源解说
- 直接源自中古英语的schrewed,意为咒骂。
词根记忆
- “熟的”→对某事很熟,因此反应敏锐→敏锐的
- “熟的”→对某事很熟,因此判断敏捷→敏锐的
- “熟的”→对某事很熟,因此反应灵敏→机灵的
- 注意不要和shrew(n.泼妇)相混
- shrew(泼妇)通常反应都不够shrewd(灵敏)
英汉例句
- He is a shrewd businessman.
他是一个精明的商人。 - 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。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
S+be+~+to- v
词组短语
- shrewd argument 高明的论点
- shrewd dealer 精明的商人;精明商人
- shrewd financier 精明的金融家
- shrewd investment 高明的投资
- shrewd measure 高明的措施
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
英英字典
- having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage
- A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
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专业释义
- 精明的