clever /ˈklɛvɚ/ adjective cleverer; cleverest
cleverer; cleverest
Learner's definition of CLEVER
[also more clever; most clever]
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: intelligent and able to learn things quickly聰明的;伶俐的 -
A few clever [=smart, bright] students have started a business recycling old computers.一些頭腦聰明的學生已經做起了回收舊電腦的生意。
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Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.有些貓很聰明,知道怎樣擰門把手。
2
: showing intelligent thinking高明的;巧妙的 -
a clever design/invention巧妙的設計/發明
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That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!那是我聽到的最高明的點子!
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She found a clever hiding place for the letter.她找到了一個藏那封信的好地方。
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often used in a joking or ironic way to describe a foolish idea, action, etc.好的,妙的(常用作戲谑或諷刺之意,形容主意、行爲愚蠢) 3
: funny in a way that shows intelligence诙諧的 4
British, informal : talking in a rude way that is meant to show you are smart油腔滑調的;油嘴滑舌的 5
: good at doing things with your hands : skillful手巧的;靈巧的 6
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used in various negative expressions to suggest that someone is not feeling well用於否定句,表示某人身體不適 -
I'd had a few drinks and wasn't feeling very clever.我喝了幾杯,感覺不太舒服。
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For someone who hasn't been feeling too clever lately, he just played a great round of golf.考慮到他近來身體並不好,剛才這一輪高爾夫球他打得算很好了。
too clever by half
chiefly British, informal
: clever in a way that is annoying or that causes problems耍小聰明的;聰明過頭的
— cleverness
noun [noncount]