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单词 shrewdly
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Definition of shrewdly in English:

shrewdly

adverb ˈʃruːdliˈʃrudli
  • In a way that shows sharp powers of judgement; astutely.

    a very shrewdly observed satire
    slick passing and shrewdly timed runs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite his shambolic demeanour, he has been riding the Asian new wave pretty shrewdly.
    • Much of that function, they shrewdly foresee, would be sheer make-believe.
    • No doubt hoping to amp up the American presence, the organizers shrewdly invited Tarantino to head the jury.
    • Perhaps Stoker shrewdly foresaw that he would need to leave open the door for an infinite number of sequels.
    • The onetime gas pipeline company had shrewdly used its rights of way to diversify into telecommunications.
    • These malignant Las Vegas showgirl lookalikes are holding Earth hostage, controlling the monsters with shrewdly hidden remote devices.
    • The company is trying shrewdly to make its own claims of parity or superiority.
    • Often, the best way to locate motivating signs is to look shrewdly at what is in plain view.
    • The proposed budget increase is shrewdly targeted to fund a major three-year program titled "American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius."
    • Her shrewdly posed independence, which appears to be the opposite of servile deference, is itself deferential.

Definition of shrewdly in US English:

shrewdly

adverbˈSHro͞odlēˈʃrudli
  • In a way that shows sharp powers of judgment; astutely.

    a very shrewdly observed satire
    slick passing and shrewdly timed runs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These malignant Las Vegas showgirl lookalikes are holding Earth hostage, controlling the monsters with shrewdly hidden remote devices.
    • Often, the best way to locate motivating signs is to look shrewdly at what is in plain view.
    • The proposed budget increase is shrewdly targeted to fund a major three-year program titled "American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius."
    • Her shrewdly posed independence, which appears to be the opposite of servile deference, is itself deferential.
    • Much of that function, they shrewdly foresee, would be sheer make-believe.
    • Perhaps Stoker shrewdly foresaw that he would need to leave open the door for an infinite number of sequels.
    • No doubt hoping to amp up the American presence, the organizers shrewdly invited Tarantino to head the jury.
    • Despite his shambolic demeanour, he has been riding the Asian new wave pretty shrewdly.
    • The onetime gas pipeline company had shrewdly used its rights of way to diversify into telecommunications.
    • The company is trying shrewdly to make its own claims of parity or superiority.
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