一、详细释义:
adj.
精明的,机灵的,敏锐的,有眼光的
例句:
He was a shrewd businessman. He knew which side his bread was buttered on.
他是一个精明的商人,深知自己的利益所在。
例句:
This is a shrewd argument, plan, measure, and investment.
这是高明的论点、计画、措施、投资。
奸诈的,狡猾的
例句:
An ant is a wise creature for itself; but it is a shrewd thing in an orchard or garden.
蚂蚁就其本身而言是聪明的小动物,但在果园或花园里蚂蚁是狡猾的害虫。
例句:
Louis surveyed me with his shrewd gray eyes.
路易斯用他狡猾的灰色眼睛打量着我。
二、词义辨析:
bright,clever,wise,brilliant,intelligent,ingenious,smart,shrewd
这些形容词均含有“聪明的”之意。bright口语常用词,多指年轻人,尤指小孩思路敏捷,理解力强,机灵等。clever强调头脑灵活,接受新事物快,有智有谋,但不一定暗示全面妥当地考虑问题。wise侧重不是一般的聪明伶俐,而是有远见,有智慧,能明智地处理问题。brilliant指人的才华出众,思路敏捷,常令人赞叹不已。intelligent正式用词,指在理解新的、抽象东西或处理解决问题时,智力超过一般常人。ingenious指思路敏捷,并暗示有创造与发明的才能和技巧。smart普通用词,与bright和clever的意思很相近,但更强调机灵。 shrewd指精明老练,有头脑,善于判断,把握有利机会。
三、词义辨析:
keen,acute,sharp,shrewd
这些形容词均有“锐利的、敏锐的、机敏的”之意。keen多指对复杂艰深的事物或问题有敏锐的观察和敏捷的理解。acute侧重感觉敏锐,能分辨出一般人难以觉察的细微区别。sharp指人头脑精明、敏锐或机警。shrewd指有头脑,善于判断分析,精明过人。
四、参考例句:
They are all shrewd businessmen.
他们都是精明的商人。
She is a shrewd woman.
她是个精明的女人。
Her brother is a shrewd businessman.
她兄弟是个精明的生意人。
The question was a quick, shrewd parry.
这句问话是一种穷急智生的狡猾的遁辞词。
He was a shrewd, sagacious old man.
他是一个相当机敏,很有远见的老人。
He is a shrewd and sometimes ruthless adversary.
他是个精明的、有时候冷酷无情的对手。
I became very rich by making some shrewd investments.
我变得非常富有,因为我做了一些精明的投资。
He is famous for being a very shrewd criminal lawyer.
他因是一名精明的刑事律师而闻名。
This could be a very shrewd buy indeed.
这的确是一笔精明的买卖。
They believe the shrewd boy will win the maths contest.