clever
adj. 聪明的; 巧妙的
Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
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。
A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
...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。
If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
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。
1. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;
2. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;
3. mentally quick and resourceful;
4. showing inventiveness and skill;
bright, clever, wise, brilliant, intelligent, ingenious, smart, shrewd
这些形容词均含有"聪明的"之意。
too clever by half
(非正式)未免太聪明了,卖弄小聪明
The clever lawyer tripped the witness.
那个聪明的律师使证人说错了话.
Thousands of clever men drained from Britain in the years just after the war.
在战后的头几年里,成千上万的有识之士离开了英国.
This boy is very clever.
这孩子真鬼.
They noted David to be too clever.
他们注意到大卫过于聪明.
He is clever at driving.
他在驾驶方面是精明能干的.