canny
adj. 精明的,狡猾的; 俭约的; 谨慎的
A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny .
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。
1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;
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.
But I'm trying to be a little canny about it.
但是我想对此谨慎一些.
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.
You're a canny one, sir . You really had me going.
你真是精明, 长官.
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.