| 单词 | canny |
| 释义 | canny (kæni ) Word forms: cannier , canniest adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling. Some analysts believe he has made a canny political manoeuvre. Synonyms: shrewd, knowing, sharp, acute cannily (kænɪli ) graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, also ADVERB adjective] She built up her fortune by cannily playing the stock market. Collocations: canny move It was a canny move that made him easily identifiable when travelling around on constituency business. Times, Sunday Times It actually looks like quite a canny move by the organisers. Times, Sunday Times This may go down as a canny move but for now simply looks provocative. Times, Sunday Times It has proved to be a canny move, with a return of 176 per cent since 2001. The Sun It was a canny move, leaving the possibility that the detective might return in some form. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 谨慎的 Japanese: 機転が利く |
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