canny

英 [ˈkæni]

美 [ˈkæni]

adj.  (尤指在商业或政治方面)精明谨慎的，老谋深算的

比较级：cannier　最高级：canniest　

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牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指在商业或政治方面）精明谨慎的，老谋深算的
  intelligent, careful and showing good judgement, especially in business or politics
  1. a canny politician
     老谋深算的政治家
  2. a canny move
     一步妙棋

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 精明的；狡黠的;头脑灵活的
  Acannyperson is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour ascanny.
  1. He was far too canny to risk giving himself away...
     他非常精明,不会冒险暴露自己。
  2. 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。
  3. Some analysts believe he has made a canny political manoeuvre.
     一些分析家认为,他的这一政治举措很高明。

英英释义

adj

• showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  1. a cagey lawyer
  2. too clever to be sound
  Synonym:cageycagyclever

双语例句

• The On-line Bearing Dimension Vision Inspection System Based on Improved Canny Algorithm
  基于改进Canny法的在线轴承尺寸视觉检测系统
• The canny Premier covered his back by pointing out that he was of Scottish stock.
  精明狡猾的首相辩解说自己是苏格兰血统。
• That is reason to entrust money to canny investors who understand the emerging markets.
  这正是把钱托付给那些了解新兴市场的精明投资者的原因所在。
• Detection Method of Empty Beer Bottle Impurity Based on Canny Arithmetic
  基于Canny算法的啤酒空瓶杂质检测方法
• An Improved Canny Arithmetic for Infrared Small Target Detection
  一种用于红外小目标检测的改进Canny算法
• ROC-based Canny algorithm for scene matching
  基于ROC分析的Canny算法在景象匹配中的应用
• Edge detection algorithm of Canny based on maximum between-class posterior probability
  一种基于最大类间后验概率的Canny边缘检测算法
• He was far too canny to risk giving himself away
  他非常精明，不会冒险暴露自己。
• Improved Canny Algorithm and Its Application in Image Coding
  改进的Canny算法及其在图像编码中的应用
• 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。