cannier
英 [ˈkænɪə]
美 [ˈkænɪər]
adj. (尤指在商业或政治方面)精明谨慎的，老谋深算的
canny的比较级
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 精明的；狡黠的;头脑灵活的
A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny .- He was far too canny to risk giving himself away...
他非常精明,不会冒险暴露自己。 - A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling...
精明的投资者需要预计到美元何时会再次大跌。 - Some analysts believe he has made a canny political manoeuvre.
一些分析家认为,他的这一政治举措很高明。
- He was far too canny to risk giving himself away...
双语例句
- "Women are cannier than men at making a lifetime choice," added Professor Gordon.
在终身大事上，女性比男性更谨慎，戈登教授补充说。 - There is no question who hasbeen the cannier politician.
到底谁精明，不言自明了。 - Tim made a cannier bargain this time.
这一次蒂姆很精明做了笔好交易。 - In Wenzhou, a city in China's Zhejiang province famous for its entrepreneurs, drivers are cannier.
中国浙江省的温州市，因企业家众多而闻名，这里的司机更是精打细算。