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单词 canny
释义
canny
adjective
uk
/ˈkæn.i/us
/ˈkæn.i/

cannyadjective(CLEVER)

thinkingquicklyandcleverly,especiallyinbusinessorfinancialmatters:
（尤指在生意或财务方面）精明的，机灵的
Thesesalesmenare a canny lot.这些推销员是一帮精明的家伙。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wise and sensible
  • be a victory for common senseidiom
  • cannily
  • clear-headed
  • discerning
  • discriminating
  • method
  • neat
  • neatly
  • no flies onsomeoneidiom
  • no-nonsense
  • responsible
  • responsibly
  • right-minded
  • sagacious
  • sagaciously
  • well advised
  • wily
  • wisdom
  • wise
  • wisely
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cannyadjective(PLEASANT)

NorthernEnglish
good orpleasant:
好的，令人愉快的
a cannylad不错的小伙子
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Informal words for good
  • A-OK
  • amazeballs
  • apple pie
  • awesomesauce
  • badass
  • champion
  • dank
  • ill
  • juicy
  • killer
  • knock
  • knock spots offsomethingidiom
  • like a bossidiom
  • lit
  • shabby
  • shit hot
  • sight
  • smashing
  • some
  • splendiferous
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Related word

cannily
(Definition ofcannyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

canny| American Dictionary

canny
adjective
us
/ˈkæn·i/
intelligentandcareful:
He is a cannyinvestor.
(Definition ofcannyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcanny

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I would not call a child backward who could use words like those, and we ought to be a little morecannyin conveying.
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I do suggest to him that he is being a bitcannyabout this question.
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The electorate and parents arecanny, and want to know what they are voting for.
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One can, if one iscanny, make a calculation and have a gamble.
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They arecannybirds and go high up in the air.
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Now they are telling local authorities to gocanny.
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We have to be verycannyabout these matters.
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However, it is also verycannybecause it is now trying yet a third ploy.
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Verycannythey are in the whole business.
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Farmers arecannypeople and will not treat something as law until it actually becomes law.
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Hospitals workers were verycannyabout their politics if they had any.
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My wife, who is verycanny, said that that was too much, and asked me to decorate it myself.
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A rathercannymotorist discovered that this was a rat run that enabled him to avoid the traffic on the main road.
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One must be verycannyabout this, and if it is not presumptuous of me.
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My experience of young people is that they are fairlycannyin choosing their careers.
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