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adj.

  • 易混淆的单词:Clever  
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1. ADJ-GRADED 聪明的;聪颖的;智商高的 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。

  • Her mother was clever at many things.

    她妈妈对许多事情都很精通。

cleverly
  • She would cleverly pick up on what I said.

    她会非常聪慧地领悟我所说的话。

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  • Her cleverness seems to get in the way of her emotions.

    她好像聪明有余,激情不足。

2. ADJ-GRADED (观点、书、发明)巧妙的,绝妙的 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。

  • ...this clever new gadget.

    这个构思巧妙的新奇小玩意儿

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  • ...a cleverly designed swimsuit.

    设计新颖独特的女式泳衣

3. PHRASE 聪明过头的;过分聪明的 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。

Adjective

1. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;

  • "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"
  • "came up with a clever story"
  • "an ingenious press agent"
  • "an ingenious scheme"

2. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;

  • "a cagey lawyer"
  • "too clever to be sound"

3. mentally quick and resourceful;

  • "an apt pupil"
  • "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
  • synonym: apt

4. showing inventiveness and skill;

  • "a clever gadget"
  • "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
  • "an ingenious solution to the problem"
1. A clever criminal perverts his talents.
一个聪明的犯罪者误用了他的才智。

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2. A clever lawyer can cozen the prisoner into an admission of guilt.
一个聪明的律师能施小计诱使囚犯承认有罪。

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3. A clever lawyer can knock down 40, 000 dollars in a good year.
如果碰上好运气,一个精明的律师一年就能赚四万美元。

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4. A clever lawyer should be able to trick the prisoner into an admission of guilt.
聪明的律师应能诱使罪犯认罪。

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5. Although he is clever, he isbackward in giving people his views.
他虽聪明,却不善于向人们阐明自己的观点。

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6. Clever lighting and sound effects brought greater realism to the play.
巧妙的灯光和音响效果给这出戏注入了更强的现实主义色彩。

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7. George is clever with his pen.
乔治善于写文章。

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8. He has a very clever sales pitch.
他推销商品的口才很好。

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9. He has taught his dog to perform some clever tricks.
他已经训练他的狗玩几样灵巧的把戏了。

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10. He is clever at driving.
他在驾驶方面是精明能干的。

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11. He is ever such a clever man.
他的确是一个聪明人。

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12. He is not clever, but at all events he works well.
他并不聪明,但不管怎样他做得很好。

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13. He is not so clever as he has been cracked up to be.
他并不像某些人吹捧的那样聪明。

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14. He is very clever and endlessly resourceful.
他聪明机敏、足智多谋。

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15. He isn't particularly clever.
他并不特别聪明。

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16. He may be clever, but he doesn't know everything.
他或许聪明,但是他不可能知道所有的事情。

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17. He tried to be clever at my expense.
他想捉弄我以卖弄小聪明。

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18. He was clever so much so that he can solve it in a few minutes.
他聪明到可以在几分钟内解决它的地步。

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19. He was such a clever speaker that he always ate up the opposition.
他是个很精明的演说家,总能击败对手。

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20. He was too clever.
他太精明了。

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