【canny】 - A-level备考词汇

canny

UK:  ['kæni]

US:  ['kæni]

比较级：cannier  最高级：canniest  

adj.

1.机警的,精明的,心细的;狡猾的

2.机警的,机灵(的);精明的

3.聪明的;精明的

4.狡猾的,狡黠

5.〔苏格兰语〕俭约的;安全的;安静的,稳定的,温和的;幸运的

6.〔英方〕悦目的,吸引人的

7.不孬的

n.

1.碳酸钙萤石脉

1 . Hsieh is a canny operator with a reputation for effective administration, and Ma's control of his own party is weak.
谢长廷是一个精明的操作员，以有效率的管理著称，而马英九对他自己的党的控制较弱。

2 . Neither the US nor the Saudis were aware of his planned departure, said the official, calling it a "clever, canny" trick.
这位美国官员表示，美国和沙特对他的回国计划均不知情，他将萨利赫此举称为一个“聪明、狡猾”的诡计。

3 . So canny outlaws are better than nothing, but it's hard to imagine any canny outlaw sustaining that for an indefinite period of time.
但是有这些精明的犯规者比没有要好，但是很难想象这样的犯规行为能长期持续。

4 . He is such a canny politician that everyone is afraid of him.
他是一个老谋深算的政治家，每个人都害怕他。

5 . The canny investor who seeks out such opportunities is likely to fare better than a blindfolded monkey over the next decade.
掌握这些机会的精明的投资者的事业在下一个十年中将比被蒙住眼睛的猴子进展得更好。