astute

UK:  [ə'stjuːt]

US:  [ə'stut]

adj.

1.聪明;精明的

2.精明的;狡猾的

3.机敏的,敏锐

4.机敏的,伶俐的,狡猾的

5.巧妙的

1 . Astute people have noted that the magnitude of a quake does not seem to have relevance to the destruction that ensures.
敏锐的人们已经注意到了地震的震级看起来好像与导致的毁坏无关。

2 . To his brothers during the war, he was their astute and fearless leader, ready to face death without a moment's notice.
对他的兄弟们而言，战时，他是精明又无畏的领导者，准备慷慨赴死，绝无半点犹豫。

3 . I think your initial decision to honor the contracts was both ethical and financially astute, but it seems to have been politically unwise.
我认为你最初对这些合同的看法是它们在道义和经济上都是很精明的，但在政治上却有些不明智。

4 . It was not surprising that the most astute of Antony's generals should several years later vouch for her military genius.
难怪安东尼的聪明绝顶的将士们数年后都证实埃及艳后的军事天赋。

5 . If even the really knowledgeable, astute bloggers in this business are tired of my trying to defend Kobe, then maybe I should just stop.
甚至在篮球领域最权威，最精明的博客撰写者都厌倦了我为科比的辩护，或许我该停止了。