astute

adj.

1. 精明的；狡猾的
   very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage
   1. an astute businessman/politician/observer
      精明的商人；狡猾的政客；敏锐的观察家
   2. It was an astute move to sell the shares then.
      那时出售股份是精明之举。

1. ADJ-GRADED 精明的；敏锐的
   If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
   1. She was politically astute...
      她很有政治头脑。
   2. He made a series of astute business decisions.
      他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。

1. She was politically astute
   她很有政治头脑。
2. He made a series of astute business decisions.
   他作出了一系列精明的商业决策。
3. It was a pretty astute deduction
   那是一个颇为敏锐的推论。
4. He is an extremely astute political tactician
   他是个极其精明的政治谋略家。
5. Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally.
   精明的商人懂得如何感情投资。
6. To go on seeing all those people who had known him as a "long-headed chap", an astute adviser after that no!
   那些人一直认为他是个精明家伙，是个足智多谋的法律顾问；在这事之后还继续跟那些人见面&决不会！
7. Levi, who was an astute businessman, saw the potential for this new product and agreed to Jacob's proposal.
   作为一个精明的商人，李维一眼就看出了这项新产品的无限商机，同意了雅各布的提议。
8. Would not that astute official see that I was only posing as a real person?
   这位精明的职员会不会看出我只是在冒充真人呢？
9. The company you keep is more culturally astute and you hope to emulate their tastes.
   你所交往的人往往品味出众，而你希望能够仿效对方。
10. Yes. I have to admit that you are very astute.
    只好这样啦。我不得不承认您很精明。
11. The astute Augustine obviously wasn't much help on this matter.
    显然，聪明的奥古斯汀在这个问题上帮不了什么忙。
12. At this juncture, we need historical insight, cross-board vision, astute wisdom and resolute decision.
    此时此刻，我们最需要的是历史的远见、博大的胸襟、机敏的聪明和不美观敢的决计。
13. Please pray that I have keen observation and astute sensitivity to seize any available ministry opportunities to serve.
    请代祷使我有敏锐的观察和精明敏感性抓住任何的机会去事奉。
14. Had he been more astute he might have stayed in power longer.
    要是城府更深些的话，他掌权的时间也许会更长些了。
15. It is up to the astute clinician to evaluate these changes and to relate them to occupational exposure.
    机敏的医师可以估价这些变化，并找出它们与职业性暴露的关系。
16. Data stewards need to be politically astute and good at conflict resolution.
    数据董事必须在政治上精明和善于解决冲突的办法。
17. He did not write the treaty alone but in collaboration with three astute and determined negotiators.
    他并不是一个人，而是和三个诡计多端并且坚决的谈判者一起拟订条约的。
18. He is an astute politician and the nearest thing to a worm-class statesman that Cambridge has ever produced.
    他是个精明的政治家，可以说是剑桥培养出来的一位世界一流的政治家。
19. Such a policy is tactically astute but offers no strategic vision.
    这一政策从策略上来说是精明的，但却缺乏战略视角。
20. Only Parmalat's seemingly astute ability to rapidly grow earnings and revenues with acquisitions had placated those concerns.
    不过，帕玛拉特所拥有似乎很机敏的能力，可以通过收购快速提高利润和收入，才打消市场疑虑。
21. The astute or the mathematicians will realize that what will happen here?
    机敏的人或数学家将认识到，这里将发生什么？
22. China's real estate is the world's most astute businessmen, and also more able to Huyou.
    中国的房地产商人是世界上最精明的，也比较能忽悠。
23. Despite his occasional flights of emotion and fancy, he is an astute politician.
    尽管他偶尔也迸发出感情和想象的火花，但他毕竟是一位精明的政治家。
24. He is an astute if controversial politician.
    尽管有争议，他却是个精明的政治家。
25. But it was politically astute.
    但从政治角度看是精明的。
26. One of the most critical duties for any new employee is to be an astute observer of corporate culture.
    新员工最要紧的任务就是机敏地观察公司文化。除了公司手册中的要点之外，还有哪些潜规则？
27. Even if the most astute consumer, also hard to avoid is broken.
    即使是最精明的消费者，也难免一失。
28. This is exactly the situation in which you could expect a politically astute council president to make a difference.
    这正是你或许预计一位政治英明的理事会主席能大有作为的局面。
29. By the1870s, farmers had become more astute vis-a-vis national politics.
    到了19世纪70年代，农民们在应付国家政策方面变得更加精明了。

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:    sharpshrewd