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Clever Adj Graded Things 英[ˈklevə(R 美[ˈklɛvɚ Adj.聪明的,灵巧的;英俊的,风采优雅的;性情温良的;油腔滑调的 聪明的;聪颖的;智商高的 Intelligent

单词 clever
音标
英[ˈklevə(r)] 美[ˈklɛvɚ]
解释
adj.聪明的,灵巧的;英俊的,风采优雅的;性情温良的;油腔滑调的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
聪明的;聪颖的;智商高的
Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
例:He's a very clever man...他非常聪明。
例:My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。

ADJ-GRADED
(观点、书、发明)巧妙的,绝妙的
A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
例:...a clever and gripping novel.构思巧妙、扣人心弦的小说
例: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。

PHRASE
聪明过头的;过分聪明的
If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
例: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。
变形
noun:cleverness~est:cleverest~adv:cleverly~er:cleverer~

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