1(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

你看上去非常帅。

1. 1.1 (of clothes) attractively neat and stylish.
   （衣着）漂亮的，时髦的
   a smart blue skirt

   时髦的蓝裙子。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Phillips dressed in smart clothes and passed himself off as an club official: perhaps it's time to introduce dress-down Saturdays for our bufties, to prevent any repeat.
   • I probably just about have enough t-shirts, shorts and the like but I need warm weather smart clothes.
   • I guess I have to wear smart clothes, either way.
   • Many found ways of enriching themselves, parading themselves in their own vehicles and parading their wives in smart clothes, who in turn paraded their poodles or other treasures.
   • He said typical bogus callers were aged 25 to 40, could be male or female, wore a uniform, overalls, a yellow reflective jacket or smart clothes.
   • I'm old-fashioned about ‘going to the bank’, clinging to the feeling that it's a posh outing, needing smart clothes.
   • Attractive women in smart hats are not uncommon in Harrogate, but one has been singled out for special attention.
   • ‘Nice outfit,’ Paul said, dressed in an equally smart suit in comparison to the scruffy clothes Kenny and Matt had thrown on.
   • His wife may not match the famous predecessor, the fashion conscious Raisa Gorbachev who was in a class by herself, but she wears smart clothes and carries herself with dignity.
   • I looked up to find her holding a pair of pale blue jeans and a smart button down top.
   • Now I want to just think and write something in my head but now we have commitments, actions requiring smart clothes and small-talk.
   • Their lovely home and Florence's smart clothes might be showing you the benefits of paying attention to this quality in yourself now.
   • His smart suit, beautifully groomed long hair and supreme confidence symbolized the vital reclamation of a lost life.
   • In smart suit, immaculate blue shirt and plainish tie, Kinski attempts to demystify the complexities of the post-privatisation utility businesses.
   • The female who turns up wearing neat, smart clothing with well-groomed hair, fingernails and make-up?
   • Six months ago I put on a shirt and tie, smart trousers and shoes and I was best man at his wedding when he remarried his ex-wife.
   • There came to the door, very late one evening a very shy, middle-aged man, very neat, smart suit, shirt and tie - he had just been thrown out of the family home where enough had been enough.
   • During the summer, drivers can wear a plain blue or white polo shirt and smart trousers and shoes, but not shorts or trainers.
   • Bacon's not-quite-leading-male good looks are complemented with nondescript, reasonably smart clothes and a neat haircut.
   • The girls in evening dresses looked glamorous and the men wore smart clothes with a cutting edge.

   Synonyms

   well dressed, well turned out, fashionably dressed, fashionable, stylish, chic, modish, elegant, neat, besuited, spruce, trim, dapper, debonair
2. 1.2 (of an object) bright and fresh in appearance.
   （事物）表面光亮的，新的
   a smart green van

   崭新的绿色车。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The mere fact that polish is applied to boots and shoes for the purpose of cleaning them and giving them a smart appearance seems to me to be quite irrelevant in this connection.
   • Feathering should be trimmed every few months, both to give the dog a smart appearance and to repel the grime that seems to accumulate there.
   • Far from looking dull, the black and white combinations are sharp and smart and exude timeless elegance.
   • The local pub has just won Fuller's Pub of the Year competition, for the quality of its ales, smart appearance, ambient atmosphere and good food.
   • It was July 1959 when David's smart, green Daimler bus was crossing through traffic lights at Heaton Park's Grand Lodge.
   • The smallish dining room is smart and comfortable, and the service has personality, wit, and a refreshingly unforced charm.
   • Near the Serpentine, he became aware of a smart green and yellow phaeton stopped ahead of him.
   • He drove off in his smart van leaving me in a state of unease.
   • It is a smart green coloured train with Urdu lettering.
   • The racecourse's smart, modern appearance, location in the middle of the Downs and the glamour associated with horse racing are thought to be the main attractions.
   • The bridge has survived flooding, and was repainted in smart Kendal green in the year 2000.
   • But there is much more to it than a lovely fresh ringtone or smart wallpaper.
   • So, slowly but surely, the Metrobus blue-and-yellow is dying out, and that horrible green Arriva thing will be replaced by a smart red.
   • Nice, rich Jewish boy, smart house, no need for the bright, questioning girl to consider a career.
   • John Lewis has a good selection of styles in basic colours, as well as red, smart sagey greens, all shades of brown and even a wacky violet.
   • The new car has the appeal of fresh looks and a smart interior.
   • That summer, we visited Spain in a rather smart Volkswagen camper van I had bought with a small bequest from my Aunt Helen, thought Salamanca was heaven on earth and decided to live there.
3. 1.3 (of a place) fashionable and upmarket.
   （人）时髦的，新潮的；（地方）高档的
   a smart restaurant

   高档餐厅。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Born in 1913 into a family of means and international connections, Helms grew up in smart suburbs of Philadelphia and New York.
   • I have been to a very smart place called Century on Shaftesbury Ave.
   • You can have lots of ugly old photo frames, with masses of pics of yourself in smart places or with famous people.
   • After about half an hour tailing my taxi, we arrive in a smart area on the outskirts of Rhodes town itself, where modern hotels stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing a small but pleasant beach.
   • When built at the turn of the last century this was in a smart district of the city, but decay has set in.
   • The daughters of an insurance investigator, they lived in a smart area close to the cathedral.
   • The man now regarded as one of the prime suspects in the alleged air terror plot moved into a smart area of Bahawalpur, in southern Punjab, just three months ago.
   • Ayrshire - the birthplace of our national bard and producer of possibly the best bacon in Scotland - is coming into its own as a startlingly smart place to live.
   • Interior of a smart City office, with an elderly businessman sitting at a large oak desk.
   • Pulling out of Queen's Park, heading towards Maida Vale through the smart terraces, it was all very nice, until at the Harrow Road a big gang of bus enthusiasts came on.
   • Dates with the girls took place in smart locations like Mediterranean resorts and even on a luxury yacht off the Côte D' Azur.
   • The menu is Scottish with French influences, while the decor and atmosphere are smart without being stuffy.
   • The style of the gate should match the house: a wicket gate would look out of place in a smart city setting, whereas antique wrought iron might lead to expectations that a cottage garden fails to meet.
   • Residents living in a smart area of Salisbury are preparing to do battle a second time to save two large detached family homes which are under threat of demolition.
   • The family moved to their present home in a smart district on the edge of the town about two-and-a-half years ago.
   • Only a mile east of Glasgow's smart city centre streets, this - the third most deprived council ward in Scotland - might as well be on a different planet.
   • In 1982, he was a long way from Angola and his bush fighters, in a smart suburb of Rabat in Morocco.
   • Shocked residents have told of the mayhem brought to their smart suburb after a man was found shot dead.
   • This is a very nice and smart area of central Tokyo, rather like Knightsbridge: a wide leafy boulevard with lots of side streets and fashionable places to shop.
   • Our weekend cottage is situated in a quiet but rather smart village in the Derbyshire Peak District, somewhere between Ashbourne, Bakewell and Buxton.

   Synonyms

   fashionable, stylish, high-class, exclusive, chic, fancy

   British upmarket

   North American high-toned

   informal trendy, posh, ritzy, plush, plushy, classy, swanky, glitzy, fancy-pants

   British informal swish

   North American informal swank, tony

   US informal dicty

   South African informal larney

   derogatory chichi

2informal Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence.

如果他有那么聪明的话，他就不会被骗了。

1. 2.1 (of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action.
   hi-tech smart weapons

   高科技智能武器。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The third smart gun safety mechanism postulated is magnetic technology.
   • An exhaustive work on the subject of using Linux in embedded systems and smart devices certainly could occupy a lot more pages.
   • It's a pathetically old technology, especially for an industry that prides itself on such ostensibly smart devices, and it has to go.
   • Just like in all the science fiction scenarios in which the machines take over and do all sort sorts of nasty things, a truly smart machine will be capable of being a truly evil machine.
   • They can be combined with each other and with other applications and smart devices.
   • Embedded devices add levels of intelligence to their hosting computer or smart device, and are a common technology on telecom and data networks.
   • When the personal computer was introduced 20 years ago, few people foresaw the widespread proliferation of smart devices.
   • The camera is smart enough to sense whether a picture is taken in a portrait or landscape orientation, and compensate with White Balance and other effects based on the orientation.
   • So part of the electromagnetic spectrum could be opened up to anyone who uses smart devices.
   • But I do believe that the clock could be an essential part of a smart device's tech nonetheless.
   • For the moment, let's ignore three questions: Are we smart enough to program smart appliances?
   • Sales of film dropped 15 percent from last year because cameras have become smart devices.
   • We know what's going on better than our enemies because of smart weapons and sensors.
   • ‘Modern alarm devices are so smart, they can even tell when they need to be cleaned,’ he continues.
   • Alexa is a smart computer system capable of hearing and responding to the human voice.
   • Other advantages of smart devices include power consumption monitoring and reporting.
   • Like many smart devices, my phone has an alarm to tell me when the battery is low.
   • The joke about a surgical strike with a smart missile has been around since the first Gulf war.
   • Their suit accused gun makers of ignoring safety devices and smart gun technology that would prevent unauthorized shooters like Myles' killer.
   • No, these are not science fiction, they're just some of the smart devices heading our way.
2. 2.2North American Showing impertinence by making clever or sarcastic remarks.
   〈主北美〉冷嘲热讽的（表示无礼傲慢）
   don't get smart or I'll whack you one

   别出言不逊，否则我就揍你。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Suddenly, my cell phone rang, stopping me from making a smart remark.
   • I was still feeling grossed out, and the real smart remark was with full sarcasm.
   • Someone in the crowd murmured a smart remark that caused a group of girls to erupt into a fit of laughter.
   • Then, we'd probably make a smart remark about his daughter's driving skills.
   • This opened the door for me to make a smart remark, and I did.
   • But hey, I wasn't about to make a smart remark on women; I always lose.
   • Before Damian could answer with a smart remark the Doctor stepped in with forced cheerfulness.
   • Howard restrained himself from commenting on that piece of advice, having found that his smart remarks were obviously not appreciated here.
   • She knew her friend and knew she was good at making men angry with her bitter tone and smart remarks.
   • This was greeted with laughter and smart remarks from the crowd.
   • In other words, she had a smart remark ready the minute he stepped out of the lift.
   • Out here in DeKalb we're tv talkers anyway, always talking back, full of smart remarks.
   • Besides the smart gestures and disturbing remarks, no.
   • He had noticed that girl for quite some time; she was sarcastic, smart but had a terrible attitude.
   • Surprised at the childish attitude, they were about to snort, when his smart remark caught them off guard.
   • By that time Paige would have made a smart remark to him about table manners, but instead said nothing and kept her eyes away from his.
   • And as the siren dies away the sergeant tries his smart remark.
   • Everything is smart and sarcastic and divisive and nasty and cutesy.
   • Although Freyen was more of a laid-back character, Marlo completed the duo with his smart remarks and sarcastic jokes.
   • You can be sure that some smart remarks were made about him, because he was a senior tax-collector and a wealthy man.

3Quick; brisk.

1(of part of the body) feel a sharp stinging pain.

1. 1.1 Feel upset and annoyed.
   （人）感到不安（或恼怒）
   defence chiefs are still smarting from the government's cuts

   国防部领导仍然对政府削减拨款感到愤怒。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Shelbourne were still smarting from a penalty decision that went against them within fifteen seconds of the start of the second half and trailed 1-2 at the time.
   • Residents in Croydon, still smarting from a 27 per cent increase in this year's council tax, say an extra £20 a year until the 2012 games takes the biscuit.
   • When she's being patient and honest, you want to cheer; when she says she's been hurt, it smarts.
   • And he expressed no fear about going up against a Democratic opposition, still smarting from election losses and gearing up to fight him every step of the way.
   • He is still clearly smarting from the wounds from this film.
   • Ireland are certain to be given a robust challenge by a team still smarting from the disappointment of conceding three goals to Netherlands in the last seven minutes of their tie on Saturday.
   • When he went to register the theft, four other tourists were already in line ahead of him, smarting over similar humiliation.
   • In 1996, Kentucky was smarting from the sting of its regional final collapse against North Carolina the previous season.
   • Even the action groups, who are still smarting from failing to win a single board seat and Treves's dogged refusal to co-opt any of them on to the board, wholeheartedly support his chairmanship.
   • For the Democrats, still smarting from the self-inflicted wounds of Al Gore?
   • The Audit Commission has extended an olive branch to the Council chiefs who are still smarting after the authority was branded ‘weak.’
   • Reed is still smarting with his side's defence after they conceded four goals in the first 20 minutes of their 5-1 FA Cup first round defeat at Farnborough.
   • I was smarting from the realisation that nothing was every going to happen between me and my friend, and I couldn't focus enough to be involved with someone else, even someone as kind as the waiter.
   • Second-rower Nathan Sharpe, smarting from the Wellington defeat when he was captain, had a stormer but, worryingly, finished the game with a shoulder injury.
   • It was salt in the wounds of a Fianna Fáil party smarting from a grass roots rebellion in the European and local elections.
   • This was on top of the fact that at that time he was smarting from various other frustrations with Singapore and perhaps some of the other ASEAN members.
   • Still smarting from the terrible interruption to their plans by those cunning security measures in airports - what wily geniuses the enemy are to have thought of making the check-in staff ask such questions!
   • Chen's removal, under such circumstances, would amount to a kind of legalized coup by the Kuomintang, which is still smarting from its historic loss of the presidency in the March election.
   • Campaigners still smarting from ‘the bruises’ of wrangles with education officials four years ago advised parents of children who have been declined places from their primary school.
   • Clarets chief Cotterill was smarting after seeing referee Colin Webster ignore his side's appeals for two late spot kicks after Ian Moore had already missed a late penalty.

   Synonyms

   feel annoyed, feel upset, feel offended, take offence, feel aggrieved, feel indignant, feel put out, feel hurt, feel wounded, feel resentful

1mass noun Sharp stinging pain.

出血露肉的多处新伤口造成的疼痛。

1. 1.1archaic Mental pain or suffering.
   〈古〉（精神上的）痛苦，难受
   sorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faith

   悲痛之根是精神痛苦，而精神痛苦之根是信仰。

2smartsNorth American informal Intelligence; acumen.

我认为我还没有聪明到能做这件事情的地步。