clever

adj.聪明的，灵巧的；英俊的，风采优雅的；性情温良的；油腔滑调的

adj.

1. 聪明的；聪颖的
   quick at learning and understanding things
   1. a clever child
      聪明伶俐的孩子
   2. Clever girl!
      多么聪慧的女孩！
   3. How clever of you to work it out!
      你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了！
   4. He's too clever by half , if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious) .
      恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。
2. 熟练的；灵巧的
   skilful
   1. She's clever at getting what she wants.
      她想把什么东西弄到手的时候总是很精的。
   2. He's clever with his hands.
      他的手很灵巧。
3. 精巧的；精明的
   showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or sb's actions
   1. a clever little gadget
      精巧的小器具
   2. What a clever idea!
      多么精明的主意！
   3. That (= what you just did) wasn't very clever, was it? (= it wasn't sensible)
      那样做不很明智，是不是？
4. 油腔滑调的
   quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respect
   1. Don't you get clever with me!
      别跟我油嘴滑舌的！

形容词比较级:cleverer 形容词最高级:cleverest

clever 聪明的

来自PIE*gleibh,砍，劈，词源同cleft,glyph.进一步来自PIE*skel,砍，劈，词源同skill,scale. 引申词义有鉴别能力的，聪明的。比较science,来自PIE*skei,砍，劈。

1. She is very clever at getting men to do her bidding!
   她很善于让男人听她的吩咐！
2. He's a very clever man
   他非常聪明。
3. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was
   我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。
4. Her mother was clever at many things.
   她妈妈对许多事情都很精通。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. The writer builds up a clever contextual picture of upper class life.
   作者巧妙地构筑了一幅上流社会生活的背景图画。
8. Adam is clever enough, but he's also something of an egomaniac.
   亚当足够聪明，但是他也有点自私自利。
9. Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.
   别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。
10. It had been such a neat, clever plan
    这曾是个如此巧妙、机智的计划。
11. Troy was very clever for his age and had already figured out ways to outsmart her.
    以他的年龄来说特洛伊非常聪明，早就想到了骗过她的妙计。
12. Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.
    巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。
13. This just goes to show that getting good grades in school doesn't mean you're clever
    这恰恰证明了在学校得高分并不意味着聪明。
14. To summarise, this is a clever approach to a common problem.
    总而言之，这是一个解决常见问题的巧妙方法。
15. You really are quite a clever little thing
    你真是个聪明的小家伙。
16. He was clever, well-read and interested in the arts.
    他很聪明，博览群书，并且对艺术很感兴趣。
17. He came up with what seemed like a clever wheeze.
    他提出了一个看起来还不错的主意。
18. He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.
    他不得不与一个冷静、聪明而又狡猾的对手斗智。
19. The clever fox escaped the hunter.
    伶俐的狐狸逃过了猎人的追捕。
20. They're a clever lot, you've got to hand it to them.
    他们是一群聪明的人，你不得不佩服他们。
21. She seems an unusually clever girl.
    她看起来像是一个异常聪明的姑娘。
22. She is not very clever but she is painstaking.
    她虽然不很聪明，但很刻苦。
23. That book has a good plot and much clever dialogue.
    这本书的情节引人入胜，并有许多巧妙的对白。
24. Tom was too clever for us.
    汤姆心太灵了，我们斗不过他。
25. This child is quite clever.
    这孩子挺聪明。
26. The boy is really clever.
    这小孩着实聪明。
27. She is a bright [ clever] girl.
    她是一个聪明的女孩。
28. He's clever but won't succeed because he lacks drive.
    他虽然聪明，但不会成功，因为他缺乏进取心。
29. I don't think he can come up with any clever move.
    我看他也没有什么高招。
30. This boy is very clever.
    这孩子真鬼。