clever

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英[ˈklevə(r)]
美[ˈklevər]

基本释义

adj.
聪明的; 巧妙的

词性变化

实用例句

a clever child

聪明伶俐的孩子

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Clever girl!

多么聪慧的女孩!

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How clever of you to work it out!

你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了!

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He's too clever by half , if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious) .

恕我直言,他未免聪明过头了。

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She's clever at getting what she wants.

她想把什么东西弄到手的时候总是很精的。

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He's clever with his hands.

他的手很灵巧。

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a clever little gadget

精巧的小器具

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What a clever idea!

多么精明的主意!

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That (= what you just did) wasn't very clever, was it? (= it wasn't sensible)

那样做不很明智,是不是?

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Don't you get clever with me!

别跟我油嘴滑舌的!

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He's a very clever man...

他非常聪明。

My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...

我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。

...a clever and gripping novel.

构思巧妙、扣人心弦的小说

A colleague of mine in Milan devised the following very clever little experiment.

我在米兰的一个同事设计了下面这个非常巧妙的小实验。

His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.

崇拜他的人很多说他聪明;恨他的人则说他聪明过了头。

The clever lawyer tripped the witness.

那个聪明的律师使证人说错了话.

《简明英汉词典》

Thousands of clever men drained from Britain in the years just after the war.

在战后的头几年里,成千上万的有识之士离开了英国.

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This boy is very clever.

这孩子真鬼.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

They noted David to be too clever.

他们注意到大卫过于聪明.

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He is clever at driving.

他在驾驶方面是精明能干的.

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He may be clever, but he doesn't know everything.

他或许聪明, 但是他不可能知道所有的事情.

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George is clever with his pen.

乔治善于写文章.

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The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.

这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干.

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真题例句

In post-war Japan, the economy wasn’t doing so great, so you couldn’t get everyday-use items like household cleaners, says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term for clever lifestyle tips and tricks, So people looked for ways to do with what they had.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Financiers who were not as clever as they thought they were?

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

And clever as Mr Obama's advisers are, history suggests they will be bad at this

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The reaction to his death, with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the internet, is proof that Mr Jobs had become something much more significant than just a clever money-maker.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

To find out if the female dolphin is cleverer than the male one.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

A lot of clever people are terrified about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one day become so smart that they'll murder all of us.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

And it's refreshing to see a strong, curious, clever woman adding her voice to the scientific discourse and a field that has been traditionally dominated by man.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

And these big food corporations have so much money to spend on clever tactic design to make young children want to buy their products.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

By the time these "solutions" become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

I had advised the kids that while verbs may seem dull, most of the clever things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference.

2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;

    "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"

    "came up with a clever story"

    "an ingenious press agent"

    "an ingenious scheme"

  • 2. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;

    "a cagey lawyer"

    "too clever to be sound"

  • 3. mentally quick and resourceful;

    "an apt pupil"

    "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

  • 4. showing inventiveness and skill;

    "a clever gadget"

    "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"

    "an ingenious solution to the problem"

同义词辨析

bright, clever, wise, brilliant, intelligent, ingenious, smart, shrewd

这些形容词均含有"聪明的"之意。

  • bright: 口语常用词,多指年轻人,尤指小孩思路敏捷,理解力强,机灵等。
  • clever: 强调头脑灵活,接受新事物快,有智有谋,但不一定暗示全面妥当地考虑问题。
  • wise: 侧重不是一般的聪明伶俐,而是有远见,有智慧,能明智地处理问题。
  • brilliant: 指人的才华出众,思路敏捷,常令人赞叹不已。
  • intelligent: 正式用词,指在理解新的、抽象东西或处理解决问题时,智力超过一般常人。
  • ingenious: 指思路敏捷,并暗示有创造与发明的才能和技巧。
  • smart: 普通用词,与bright和clever的意思很相近,但更强调机灵。
  • shrewd: 指精明老练,有头脑,善于判断,把握有利机会。

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反义词

adj.聪明的;灵巧的

foolishstupidsillyabsurd

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