单词 | clever |
释义 | clevercleverercleverestcleverclever /ˈklevə $ -ər/ adjective1especially British English someone who is clever is intelligent and understands things quickly SYN smart American English: a clever student一个聪明的学生My brothers are all very clever.brotherbe我的兄弟都很聪明。It was very clever of you to work it out.be你真聪明﹐想出了答案。2things, ideas etc that are clever are skilfully designed: clever advertisingadvertise巧妙的广告a clever little gadget一个巧妙的小玩意 3[not before noun] skilled in a particular activity SYN goodclever at doing somethingHeidi’s quite clever at spotting a bargain.spot海迪很会淘便宜货。He’s always been clever with his hands (=good at making things).behand他的手总是很灵巧。—cleverlycleverly adverb—clevernessclevernessescleverness noun [uncountable]THESAURUS: cleverintelligent having a high level of mental ability and good at learning and understanding ideas: Some dogs are quite intelligent.dogbeYou have to be very intelligent to be a doctor.His father was a highly intelligent man.beclever especially BrE, smart especially AmE able to think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems: You’re so clever! How did you think of that?doA smart lawyer spotted a mistake in the police evidence.spotShe’ll know the answer – she’s much smarter than I am.smartbebright intelligent – used especially about children and young people: She’s a bright kid.the brightest student in the classbrightHe’s young and he’s bright – he will go far.brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do: a brilliant scientistgifted a gifted child is much more intelligent than most children of the same age: a special school for gifted childrengiftchildwise able to make good decisions and give sensible advice, especially because you have a lot of experience of life: a wise old mancunning good at getting what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people: He was a cunning politician who knew how to use the situation to his advantage.beknow |
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