canny

英[ˈkæni]
美[ˈkæni]

基本释义

  • adj.精明的,狡猾的; 俭约的; 谨慎的

词性变化

实用例句

a canny politician

老谋深算的政治家

牛津词典

a canny move

一步妙棋

牛津词典

He was far too canny to risk giving himself away...

他非常精明,不会冒险暴露自己。

A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling...

精明的投资者需要预计到美元何时会再次大跌。

She a canny guttersnipe, and the Hive seems a second skin for her.

她是个精明的流浪儿, 巢穴就像是她的第二层皮肤一样.

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But I'm trying to be a little canny about it.

但是我想对此谨慎一些.

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But if students cannot make it into Britain, such canny marketing is in vain.

但是如果这些学生无法来到英国, 那这些用心良苦的营销策略都将付诸东流.

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You're a canny one, sir . You really had me going.

你真是精明, 长官.

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Compared with the ebullient, politically canny Mr Ahmadinejad , the three remaining challengers appeared drab and uninspiring.

与热情地, 政治上精明的Ahmadinejad相比, 另外三个竞选人看上去豪无生气,引不起兴趣.

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The canny Scotsman was more than a match for the swindlers.

这个精明的苏格兰人比骗子还历害.

辞典例句

Baby, it's time to think, Better beware, be canny and careful. Baby, you're on the brink.

宝贝, 该好好考虑了, 最好留意, 谨慎又小心, 宝贝, 你正在成长的边缘.

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He was canny , open 0 handed , brisk , candid, and modest.

译文:他为人大方,有生气,忠厚耿直, 谦虚.

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The Tories'timing is canny.

保守党此项改革可谓时机良好.

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That is reason to entrust money to canny investors who understand the emerging markets.

这正是把钱托付给那些了解新兴市场的精明投资者的原因所在.

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His lawyer , Harper Steger , looked very shrewd and canny to them.

他的律师哈巴·斯达格看上去很乖巧,狡黠.

辞典例句

Johnson was plainly a canny individual.

约翰逊显然是个狡猾的人物.

《简明英汉词典》

Have you got a canny card up your sleeve?

你有什么好点子 吗 ?

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The canny old lady knew that the book is too expensive.

那精明的老太太知道那本书太贵了.

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Still, Jamie Dimon , JPMorgan Chase's canny boss , will see this as a time of great opportunity.

但是, 摩根大通精明的老板JaminDimon认为这是一个绝佳机会.

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But a few canny operator think: Convenient namely the market.

但一些精明的经营者则认为: 方便即市场.

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Having gained political ties from canny surrenders, Mr Rong made sure he used them.

荣毅仁凭借精明的上缴赢得了政治关系,然后他设法确保自己使用了这些关系.

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The canny Frank Williams has heaped acclaim on the youngster's shoulders , rating him a superstar.

精明的FrankWilliams对这位年轻人大加称赞, 称他是超级巨星.

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He was canny and had his own plans, but did not like to disclose them.

他有自己的打算,有些心眼, 但不好向别人讲论.

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

So far my own friends have dodged the worst with canny financial footwork.

迄今为止,由于谨慎的财务策略,我的朋友避开了最糟糕的情况.

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He was like a canny wolf prowling in a forest of trees of his own creation.

他就像一只狡猾的狼,在他自己造的一座树林里徘徊觅食.

辞典例句

In his semifinal bout Friday night , Zou showed a canny ability to work the crowd.

在周五进行的半决赛中, 邹就显示出力压群雄的实力.

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He made a very canny move.

他作出了很精明的举动.

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But only until canny web users figured out the way to share files anonymously.

直到有谨慎的用户建议匿名共享文件网络流量才开始恢复.

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英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;

    "a cagey lawyer"

    "too clever to be sound"