clever

['klevə]

adj.聪明的, 灵巧的
adv.<方>非常好

a.

1. 聪明的, 伶俐的

She knew him to be industrious and clever.

她知道他既勤奋又聪明。

2. 灵巧的, 熟练的, 擅长的[(+with/at)]

My brother is a clever carpenter.

我的兄弟是个灵巧的木匠。

3. 机敏的, 巧妙的

4. 【口】【贬】小聪明的

词形变化

副词: cleverly | 形容词比较级: cleverer | 形容词最高级: cleverest | 名词: cleverness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.聪明的; 熟练的

skillful  cunning  bright  smart  alert  intelligent  

同义参见:

capable  shrewd  canny  artful  sly  wily  finished  gifted  sharp  witty  expert  resourceful  adroit  foxy  proficient  practical  deft  neat  apt  cute  mental  masterly  creative  keen  accomplished  ingenious  subtle  

反义:

a.聪明的; 灵巧的

stupid  foolish  silly  absurd  

反义参见:

clumsy  awkward  

英英释义

形容词 clever:

skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends

同义词：adroit, ingenious

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

同义词：cagey, cagy, canny

mentally quick and resourceful-Bram Stoker

同义词：apt

showing inventiveness and skill

同义词：cunning, ingenious

短语词组

clever at

1. 擅长

He is clever at painting.

他擅长绘画。

补充

cleverclever英:[ˈklevə] 美:[ˈklɛvɚ]adj.1.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。2.灵巧的, 精巧的

例句

1. My sister was very clever and passed all her exams at school.我姐姐很聪明, 她通过了学校里所有的考试。 2. Her mother was clever at many things.她母亲对很多事情都很擅长。 3. She's very clever at dealing with people and saying no.她非常擅长和人打交道以及拒绝别人。 4. Oh, those people at Nokia really are so clever!噢, 诺基亚公司的那些人真是太精明了！ 5. So clever are these spin-doctors that they manage to persuade us that the opposite is true.这些舆论导向专家老奸巨猾, 他们说服我们相信相反的东西是真实的。 6. 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以下这个绝妙的小实验。 7. His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.他的许多仰慕者说他很聪明, 而他的敌人认为他精明过了头。 8. she was an extremely clever and studious young woman.她是个极为聪明好学的姑娘。 9. how clever of him to think of this!.他想出这个主意，多么聪明啊！。 10. he was very clever at getting what he wanted.他很精于得到他想要的。 11. both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands.外婆和妈妈手都很巧。 12. a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing.一个帮助人们学习电脑的简单而巧妙的主意。 13. he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks.他教那条狗表演一些很灵巧的把戏。 14. Joe had a feeling it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone.乔有种感觉，丢下多利不管并不明智。 15. I was up and about by this time though still not too clever.那时我虽然仍还不是很健壮，但已起床走动了。 16. a clever student聪明的学生 17. How clever of you to mend my watch!你手真巧，还会帮我修表！ 18. a clever device灵巧的装置 19. a clever plan精明的计划 20. "A few clever [=smart, bright] students have started a business recycling old computers."一些头脑聪明的学生已经做起了回收旧电脑的生意。 21. Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.有些猫很聪明，知道怎样拧门把手。 22. a clever design/invention巧妙的设计/发明 23. That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!那是我听到的最高明的点子！ 24. She found a clever hiding place for the letter.她找到了一个藏那封信的好地方。 25. Whose clever idea was it to leave the window open?这是谁出的好主意？竟然不关窗户。 26. I enjoyed the play's clever [=witty] dialogue.我很喜欢这部剧里诙谐的对话。 27. Don't you start getting clever [=(US) fresh] with me! [=don't speak to me in a disrespectful way]别跟我油腔滑调的！ 28. Even as a little boy playing with blocks he was clever with his hands.小时候玩积木那会儿，他就很手巧了。 29. a clever machinist技术娴熟的机械工 30. I'd had a few drinks and wasn't feeling very clever.我喝了几杯，感觉不太舒服。 31. "For someone who hasn't been feeling too clever lately, he just played a great round of golf."考虑到他近来身体并不好，刚才这一轮高尔夫球他打得算很好了。 32. an arrogant politician who is too clever by half聪明过头的傲慢政客 33. a complex computer program that is too clever by half弄巧成拙的复杂的电脑程序 34. a cleverly designed gadget设计精巧的小器具 35. cleverly written dialogue写得很巧妙的对白 36. the cleverness of the idea那个主意的巧妙之处 37. a cat's cleverness猫的聪明