clever
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

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 聪明的,机灵的 able to learn, understand or do sth quickly and well

英英释义

clever

• adj.
  • skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends

    "came up with a clever story"

    同义词：adroitingenious

  • showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

    "too clever to be sound"

    同义词：cageycagycanny

  • mentally quick and resourceful

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

    同义词：apt

  • showing inventiveness and skill

    "a clever gadget"

    同义词：cunningingenious

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• clever horse擅长跳越障碍物的马
• clever speech机敏的谈话

～+介词

• clever about精于干…
• clever at making model planes擅长制作飞机模型
• clever at painting擅长绘画
• clever at the subject擅长于这个课题
• clever in making excuses很会找借口
• clever in reply回答巧妙
• clever with fingers双手灵活
• clever with one's pen擅长写作
• clever with the needle善于做针线活

同近义词辨析

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

这组词都有“聪明的”的意思，其区别是：

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。

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。

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。

ingenious指思路敏捷，并暗示有创造与发明的才能和技巧。

brilliant指人的才华出众，思路敏捷，常令人赞叹不已。

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。

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. It's a clever speech, but there was no real meat in it.
   这演说很动听，可是没什么内容。
2. He's so clever, he makes me feel inferior.
   他那么聪明，让我自愧不如。
3. Mr. Jones is a clever carpenter.
   琼斯先生是个巧木匠。
4. He is clever at arithmetic.
   他擅长算术。

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