clever
clever
英[ˈklevə(r)]美[ˈklevər]
adj.聪明的，巧妙的；
比较级：cleverer;
*高级：cleverest;
副词：cleverly;
名词：cleverness;
例句
He was such a clever speaker that he always ate up the opposition.他是个很精明的演说家, 总能击败对手。
She's nowhere near as clever as her sister.她远不如她妹妹聪明。
A clever lawyer can knock down 40, 000 dollars in a good year.如果碰上好运气, 一个精明的律师一年就能赚四万美元。
He is not so clever as he has been cracked up to be.他并不像某些人吹捧的那样聪明。
Clever lighting and sound effects brought greater realism to the play.巧妙的灯光和音响效果给这出戏注入了更强的现实主义色彩。
The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家, 以便他们能准备晚会给她一个惊喜。
A clever lawyer can cozen the prisoner into an admission of guilt.一个聪明的律师能施小计诱使囚犯承认有罪。
She has always been reckoned as clever.大家一直认为她是个聪明人。
His clever joke stimulated us.他讲的那个机智的玩笑令大家兴奋不已。
He isn't particularly clever.他并不特别聪明。
英语六级真题
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 AAnd 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 AAnd 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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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.
例句
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。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.
例句
...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。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.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
adj.
聪明的, 机灵的
Jack is a clever student.杰克是个聪明伶俐的学生。He was too clever.他太精明了。灵巧的, 精巧的
精巧的；精明的
油腔滑调的
英英词典释义
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 Stoker4. showing inventiveness and skill;
"a clever gadget""the cunning maneuvers leading to his success""an ingenious solution to the problem"
