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shrewd/ʃru:d/adj. 1a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious 敏锐的；精明的 a shrewd observer 敏锐的观察者; made a shrewd guess 做了个精明的猜测 b (of a face etc.) shrewd-looking (面容)样子精明的 2 archaic [古义]a (of pain, cold, etc.) sharp, biting (疼痛、寒冷等)剧烈的，厉害的 b (of a blow, thrust, etc.) severe, hard (打击、推挤等)猛烈的，狠劲的 c mischievous; malicious 恶作剧的；恶意的 □ shrewdly adv.□ shrewdness n.[Middle English, = malignant, from SHREW in the sense ‘evil person or thing’, or past part. of obsolete shrew ‘to curse’, from SHREW] |