| 词汇 | clever |
| 释义 | clever 2 ENTRIES FOUND: clever (adjective) clever dick (noun) clever /ˈklɛvɚ/ adjective cleverer; cleverest clever /ˈklɛvɚ/ adjective cleverer; cleverest Learner's definition of CLEVER [also more clever; most clever] 1 : intelligent and able to learn things quickly聪明的；伶俐的 A few clever [=smart, bright] students have started a business recycling old computers.一些头脑聪明的学生已经做起了回收旧电脑的生意。 Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.有些猫很聪明，知道怎样拧门把手。 2 : showing intelligent thinking高明的；巧妙的 a clever design/invention巧妙的设计/发明 That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!那是我听到的最高明的点子！ She found a clever hiding place for the letter.她找到了一个藏那封信的好地方。 — often used in a joking or ironic way to describe a foolish idea, action, etc.好的，妙的（常用作戏谑或讽刺之意，形容主意、行为愚蠢） Whose clever idea was it to leave the window open?这是谁出的好主意？竟然不关窗户。 3 : funny in a way that shows intelligence诙谐的 I enjoyed the play's clever [=witty] dialogue.我很喜欢这部剧里诙谐的对话。 4 British, informal : talking in a rude way that is meant to show you are smart油腔滑调的；油嘴滑舌的 Don't you start getting clever [=(US) fresh] with me! [=don't speak to me in a disrespectful way]别跟我油腔滑调的！ 5 : good at doing things with your hands : skillful手巧的；灵巧的 Even as a little boy playing with blocks he was clever with his hands.小时候玩积木那会儿，他就很手巧了。 a clever machinist技术娴熟的机械工 6 British, informal — used in various negative expressions to suggest that someone is not feeling well用于否定句，表示某人身体不适 I'd had a few drinks and wasn't feeling very clever.我喝了几杯，感觉不太舒服。 For someone who hasn't been feeling too clever lately, he just played a great round of golf.考虑到他近来身体并不好，刚才这一轮高尔夫球他打得算很好了。 too clever by half chiefly British, informal : clever in a way that is annoying or that causes problems耍小聪明的；聪明过头的 an arrogant politician who is too clever by half聪明过头的傲慢政客 a complex computer program that is too clever by half弄巧成拙的复杂的电脑程序 — cleverly adverb a cleverly designed gadget设计精巧的小器具 cleverly written dialogue写得很巧妙的对白 — cleverness noun [noncount] the cleverness of the idea那个主意的巧妙之处 a cat's cleverness猫的聪明 |
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