cleverer
adj. 聪明的( clever的比较级 ); 精巧的; 灵巧的; 油腔滑调的
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。
But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.
但是在某些方面穴居人要比我们聪明得多。
She's so obviously cleverer and prettier than I am.
她明显要比我聪明、漂亮得多。
By contrast, he was much cleverer.
相比之下, 他要机灵得多.
Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
莫顿先生无疑比柯克比先生更聪明,但他将很难像柯克比先生那样受人欢迎。
My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was.
我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。