canny

/'kæni/ uk　 词频 #19263

托福 TOEFL英语专业八级

canny 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 精明的, 谨慎的, 节约的

英文释义

s showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

canny 的真实例句

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They were also, the canny saleswoman believed, things that women were not likely to buy for themselves.

—— 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

And I’m still reeling from that canny, cutting monologue that reads middle class bobos for the filth we sometimes are.

—— Here’s what’s been making us happy this week.

Efforts to develop vaccines began several decades ago, but the process was hard going, because the parasite has a complex life cycle and a canny ability to evade immune detection.

—— Vaccines mean malaria deaths should be falling — not rising

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