Word

shrewd

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雅思
/ʃrud/
adj 敏锐的,精明的,准确的
记忆: “熟的” → 对某事很熟, 因此反应灵敏 → 机灵的
例句:Malcolm is a shrewd businessman.(马尔科姆是个精明的商人。);She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible.(她很精明,一猜就知道是谁干的。)
派生:shrewdly;shrewdness
同近:designing;knowing;clever;subtle;astuteness

同难度的词:sensible、sign、as、explicit、wreck、ravage、wreathe、impede、thesis、precedent、lofty、fridge

这些词都在「雅思」词表里,也可以按考试去背。