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 savvy ['sævi]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 理解, 领悟

vi. 理解, 领悟

n. 理解能力, 机智, 悟性




    savvy
    savvied, savvier, savviest
    [ noun ]
    1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands

    2. <noun.cognition>
      he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
    [ verb ]
    1. get the meaning of something

    2. <verb.cognition> apprehend compass comprehend dig get the picture grasp grok
      Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?


    Savvy \Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, v. t. & i. [Written also
    {savey}.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?]
    To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.]
    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


    Savvy \Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, n.
    Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; also,
    practical know-how; common sense. [Slang, U. S.] also adj.
    knowledgeable; well-informed; clever; canny; wise.
    [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

    1. Some insiders say the Bronfmans have brought greater financial savvy to the board.
    2. If you are lucky, and you or your driver are savvy enough, the 'Aids test' can be circumvented by a small 'gift' at the border.
    3. "Obviously, people have forgotten about us," said Dick Nellis, a striking Eastern pilot from Atlanta who helped organize the Georgia leg of the motorcade. "We haven't done a good job in PR. Management is much more savvy about that.
    4. Indeed, says Stepping Out, certain "relics of a bygone America are de rigeur on the backs of savvy British protestors."
    5. At one time, seasonal stock ploys were popular among savvy professionals who zeroed in on a handful of New York Stock Exchange issues.
    6. California real estate lending hardly seems riskless today, but Mr. Jolson says First Republic's management is savvy and cautious.
    7. Democratic re-reformers tried to put more political savvy in their nominating process by guaranteeing party elders and officeholders seats at the Democratic National Convention.
    8. Defenders of the ersatz-news genre say viewers are savvy enough to understand the difference between ads and newscasts.
    9. After making their fortunes running mom-and-pop motels, many Indian immigrants to the U.S. are parlaying their business savvy into motel construction and other real-estate ventures.
    10. It's rumored that a law firm known for strike-busting has already been hired, but students are still uncertain if Mr. Schmidt has enough savvy to handle the situation and keep the dining halls open.
    11. But Mrs. Breuel may need every ounce of political savvy she can muster to deal with a wave of scandals shaking her agency.
    12. They were leagues ahead of generic jug wines in quality and style, and an incredible bargain that savvy wine drinkers were quick to snap up.
    13. Like all savvy politicians, Sen. James Sasser has his mind riveted on two different spots on the eve of next week's budget summit: his adversaries and Peoria, Ill.
    14. Spencer, long a Reagan intimate, is a savvy strategist who has been at Reagan's side in most of his political decisions.
    15. The problem: Options to buy futures contracts are so complex that even some savvy food companies spurn them.
    16. At a critical juncture, the qualities needed in a Fed chairman include an understanding of financial markets, political savvy and good judgment.
    17. Like the daughters and widows of fallen leaders in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, she is a savvy, charismatic, intelligent student of politics who graduated into leadership ranks in her own right.
    18. "Such investors, the savviest of the savvy, will be able to recover under the court's opinion," White said.
    19. Pitched battles were fought over clear-cutting in the 1980s, with mainland environmentalists joining the politically savvy Haida in a coalition against the logging barons and the provincial government.
    20. But Nyamdoo is sufficiently savvy to have learned one of the first rules of Washington success: a lobbyist is a virtual must.
    21. The company said it was a "reflection that the company has changed very drastically." Samuel Belzberg gained a reputation as a savvy investor and corporate raider during the 1980s takeover boom, racking up big profits for First City.
    22. However, she added, "The Russians are very savvy and they very likely would not sell in quantities that would dramatically affect the market."
    23. As a result, savvy investors can sometimes buy $1 of stocks for, say, 85 cents.
    24. Indeed, the blending of Mr. Klein's design skills and Mr. Schwartz's vaunted business savvy is storybook lore on Seventh Avenue.
    25. Robert DeVeer, an investment banker with First Boston, believes Mr. Corry has already proven himself a savvy salesman, having persuaded shareholders last year to vote with his relatively new management and against veteran warrior Mr. Icahn.
    26. He's very savvy about what they did on the first trip.
    27. This is obvious to a certain ill-fated fund that set out to round up investors by touting the stock-picking savvy of its prospective adviser John M. Templeton, one of the biggest names in mutual fund investing.
    28. A hundred years ago, British investors relied on savvy fund managers to stay on top of far-flung holdings.
    29. Emanuel Ungaro's sexy sirens have grown up into savvy sophisticates for next spring's line of luxury ready-to-wear clothes.
    30. Whether Tektronix succeeds in bringing color printing into the mainstream of office life, however, also depends on its marketing savvy, a knack Tektronix didn't display much in the 1980s, when its sales stagnated.
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