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shrewdly

/shrood/US // ʃrud //UK // (ʃruːd) //

精明地,精明扼要地,精明的,精明

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    shrewd·er, shrewd·est.

    • : having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise: a shrewd businessman.
    • : cunning or tricky; artful.
    • : keen; piercing: shrewd pain.
    • : Archaic. mischievous; naughty.
    • : Obsolete. malicious or evil; bad.
    • : Obsolete. shrewish.

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Examples

  • Police need to direct resources and expertise shrewdly to address these reports.

  • Back in November, SNL shrewdly skewered its diversity problem with its Kerry Washington-hosted outing.

  • The astronomical valuation of Tesla could be a sign that investors are shrewdly predicting the future.

  • As USA Today shrewdly noted: “Analysts expect water to hold on to its top spot for years to come.”

  • She notes that the global financial system has shrewdly come up with ways to help children spend money.

  • The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.

  • As to the new scheme respecting the Netherlands, he shrewdly propounded a dilemma which silenced Pomponne and Torcy.

  • He shrewdly suspected that the infinite peace of the landscape would prove the best tonic for her overwrought mind.

  • Talpers shrewdly figured that the less cash he gave Jim, the more surely he could keep his hold on the half-breed.

  • He wrongd you shrewdly,He toyld to climbe vp to the Phoenix nest,And in his prints leaues your ascent more easie.