clever
基本释义
- adj.聪明的,机灵的;机敏的,巧妙的;诙谐的;熟练的,灵巧的;耍小聪明的,滑头的;真聪明(用于讽刺某人做的蠢事);<英,非正式>健壮的,健康的
词语例句
聪明的,机灵的adj.
六级四级He's a very clever man.
他是个很聪明的人。
Are the financiers who were not as clever as they thought they were?
是那些不如自己想象的那么聪明的金融家吗?
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 men.
看到一位充满强烈好奇心的聪明女性加入科学讨论,并进入传统上由男性主导的领域,这现象令人耳目一新。
机敏的,巧妙的adj.
六级It is a clever and gripping novel, yet something is missing from its heart.
这是一部构思巧妙、引人入胜的小说,不过在精神上还缺少点什么。
There is now an acceleration in the rates at which they are becoming both cleverer and cheaper: an explosive combination.
现在,它们以一个变得更聪明、更便宜的速度正在加速:这是一个爆炸性的组合。
"These big food corporations have so much money to spend on clever tactics designed to make young children want to buy their products.
这些大型食品公司可以花很多钱来制定巧妙的策略,这些策略旨在让年轻人有欲望购买他们的产品。
诙谐的adj.
I enjoyed the clever dialogue in the film.
我很喜欢这部电影里诙谐的对话。
熟练的,灵巧的adj.
四级He's clever with his hands.
他的手很灵巧。
Even a clever housewife can not cook a meal without rice.
巧妇难为无米之炊。
- 'You are clever,' she gushed.“你好聪明。”她夸张地称赞说。来自《牛津词典》
- It's Jim who's the clever one.就数吉姆聪明。来自《牛津词典》
- He's a very clever man.他是个很聪明的人。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- be clever at ...在……方面聪明;擅长……
- a clever idea / plan妙计 / 好计划
- get clever with sb.跟……耍小聪明
- Clever Hans聪明的汉斯;聪明汉斯;称心如意的汉斯
- be clever at擅长;擅长于考试大论坛;对某事很灵巧
- clever at善于;擅长;长于;擅长于
- ice snow clever冰雪聪明;冰雪聪慧
- Clever Cat聪明一猫
词语扩展
- intelligent/bright/wise/ingenious/brilliant/clever/smart/shrewd
词义分布
英英释义
- adj.skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
- adj.showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- adj.mentally quick and resourceful
- adj.showing inventiveness and skill
- adj.intelligent and able to think and understand quickly
聪明的- He's a very clever man.他非常聪明。
词源
- clever聪明的来自PIE*gleibh,砍,劈,词源同cleft,glyph.进一步来自PIE*skel,砍,劈,词源同skill,scale. 引申词义有鉴别能力的,聪明的。比较science,来自PIE*skei,砍,劈。