shrewd

adj.

1. 精明的；敏锐的；有眼光的；精于盘算的
   clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation
   1. a shrewd businessman
      精明的商人
   2. She is a shrewd judge of character.
      她看人看得很准。
2. 判断得准的；高明的
   showing good judgement and likely to be right
   1. a shrewd move
      高招
   2. I have a shrewd idea who the mystery caller was.
      这个神秘的来访者是谁，我能猜个八九不离十。

1. ADJ-GRADED 精明的;敏锐的;有眼光的;精于盘算的
   A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
   1. She's a shrewd businesswoman...
      她是个精明的女商人。
   2. His grey eyes were shrewd but kindly...
      他灰色的眼睛目光锐利却很亲切。
   3. It should prove a shrewd investment.
      这将是一项精明的投资。

1. The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States
   总统玩了一场高明的外交游戏，因为从一开始他就要求和美国直接对话。
2. My mother had consequently made her own shrewd deductions about what was going on in my marriage.
   我母亲已据此对我的婚姻状况作出了她自己精明的推断。
3. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails
   他是一个既精明又铁石心肠的生意人。
4. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.
   他喜欢剧中尖锐机敏、一针见血的社会分析。
5. She's a shrewd businesswoman
   她是个精明的女商人。
6. His grey eyes were shrewd but kindly
   他灰色的眼睛目光锐利却很亲切。
7. It should prove a shrewd investment.
   这将是一项精明的投资。
8. A shrewd reply that tells us exactly nothing.
   回答的话真巧妙，使人坠入五里雾中。
9. That's a shrewd move.
   这一着厉害。
10. The shrewd politician adapts his speech to suit the interests of the audience.
    这位精明的政治家修改他的发言以适应听众的兴趣。
11. Does all this make you a shrewd consumer?
    而所有这些真的使你成为一位精明的买家吗？
12. It was a shrewd move.
    这是个精明的举动。
13. Don't underestimate her she's very shrewd.
    不要低估了她，她非常精明能干。
14. He is a shrewd and sometimes ruthless adversary.
    他是个精明的、有时候冷酷无情的对手。
15. She's a shrewd politician.
    她是个精明的政治家。
16. He's a shrewd man, your father, he commented.
    “他是一个精明人，你的父亲，”他说明。
17. Once there lived a good man who had a shrewd wife and three kind daughters.
    从前有个好人，他有一个精明的妻子和三个善良的女儿。
18. His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a shrewd tactician.
    他的谈判技巧使他赢得了精明战略家的名声。
19. With shrewd tact and womanly kindness Nadyezhda had won his complete trust.
    娜蒂契达以她的精明机智和女性的好心肠赢得了他完全的信任。
20. She became very rich by making some shrewd investments.
    她通过一些精明的投资而变得非常富有。
21. He's shrewd and sometimes ruthless.
    他精明，有时颇为残忍。
22. One shrewd thing he did, which indicated the foresight and subtlety of the man.
    他干的那件精明事，表现了这个家伙的深谋远虑和巧妙干炼。
23. He's an artist, a scientist and a shrewd businessman rolled into one.
    他既是艺术家，又是科学家，同时还是个精明的生意人。
24. Her brother is a shrewd businessman.
    她兄弟是个精明的生意人。
25. She made a tidy profit with some shrewd investments on the Stock Exchange.
    她在证券交易上进行了一些精明的投资，所以赚了相当可观的利润。
26. You made a very shrewd decision to sell when you did.
    你做了一个非常精明的结论：做了就卖。
27. Qataris generally describe him as shrewd.
    卡塔尔人大多将他描述为一个精明的人。
28. A: My boss is such a shrewd businessman everyone admires him.
    甲：我的老板是个非常精明的生意人.每个人都很欣赏他。
29. Have we merely carried our animal need for shrewd perceptions to an absurd extreme?
    我们是否仅将动物因需要而产生的敏锐感觉推向了荒谬的极限？
30. I have a shrewd suspicion she's had an anonymous letter too.
    我敏锐地感觉到她也收到了一封匿名信。

  smart bright clever intelligent shrewd wise【导航词义：聪明的】

  smart adj. 〈尤美〉聪颖的，机灵的

〔辨析〕指头脑敏捷、精明老练的，强调思维能力很强，办事巧妙，能圆滑地处理人际关系等。

  bright adj. 聪明的，伶俐的

〔辨析〕通常指年轻人或小孩聪明机灵的，强调思维敏捷、反应迅速。

  clever adj. 〈尤英〉聪明的，机灵的

〔辨析〕指学习和理解能力强的，强调机敏、能干。

  intelligent adj. 聪慧的，悟性强的

〔辨析〕指才智过人、善于作出正确判断的，强调思维清楚、理解力强。

  shrewd adj. 精明的，敏锐的

〔辨析〕指善于判断情况或洞察他人心思的。

  wise adj. 明智的，英明的

〔辨析〕指决定或行动是明智的；也指人因阅历丰富而有智慧及谋略的，强调有判断力，能明辨是非。

adj

1. 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:    astutesharp

2. used of persons
   1. the most calculating and selfish men in the community

   Synonym:    calculatingcalculativeconnivingscheming