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Shrewd means clever in a practical way — good at judging people and situations, and at seeing what will really work. It is usually a compliment, especially about business or money. There is a small edge to it: a shrewd person is watching out for their own interests.
精明的、有眼光的
原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
shrewdadj/ʃɹuːd/
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Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
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Artful, tricky or cunning.
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informalstreetwise, street-smart.
- Willie is very aware of this fact and lets Johnny Attell know that there is a fly in the ointment, and Johnny, who is a very shrewd article, has his chauffeur drive him to Bradford Street so he can change the kid's mind.
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Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
- The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott.
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Nigh accurate.
- a shrewd guess
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Severe, intense, hard.
- a shrewd blow, or assault
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Sharp, snithy, piercing.
- a shrewd wind
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archaicBad, evil, threatening.
- Portia: There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper, That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek: Some dear friend dead; else nothing in the world Could turn so much the constitution Of any constant man. What, worse and worse!— […]
另外 4 個記錄的用法
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obsoletePortending, boding.
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archaicNoxious, scatheful, mischievous.
- They were wont to please the Fairies, that they might doe them no shrewd turnes, by sweeping clean the Hearth and setting by it […]
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obsoleteAbusive, shrewish.
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archaicScolding, satirical, sharp.
- Leonato: By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。