clev·er

adjective

/ˈklevə(r)/

/ˈklevər/

(comparative cleverer, superlative cleverest)

You can also use more clever and most clever.Idioms

(especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things聪明的；聪颖的 synonym intelligent
- a clever child聪明伶俐的孩子
- Clever girl!多么聪慧的女孩！
- 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。
- They're not clever enough to find the code.他们不够聪明，找不到密码。
Synonyms intelligent
intelligentsmart ▪ clever ▪ brilliant ▪ brightThese words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability.intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability: He’s a highly intelligent man.She asked a lot of intelligent questions.smart (especially North American English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions: She’s smarter than her brother.That was a smart career move.clever (sometimes disapproving, especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability: How clever of you to work it out!He’s too clever by half, if you ask me. People use clever in the phrase : Clever boy/girl! to tell a young child that they have learnt or done something well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving.brilliant extremely intelligent or showing a lot of skill: He’s a brilliant young scientist.bright intelligent; quick to learn: She’s probably the brightest student in the class. Bright is used especially to talk about young people. Common collocations of bright include girl, boy, kid, student, pupil.Patterns
- clever/brilliant at something
- a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant/bright child/boy/girl/man/woman
- a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant thing to do
Topics Personal qualitiesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- at
- with
phrases
- too clever by half
- too clever for your own good
(especially British English) showing skill灵巧的；熟练的
- clever at something He's always been clever at crosswords.他在填字游戏方面一向很聪明。
- clever at doing something 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。
- clever with something He's clever with his hands.他的手很灵巧。
Extra Examples
- I became quite clever at making tasty meals out of nothing.我变得很擅长变戏法似的做出美味佳肴。
- I'm not very clever at maths.我不太擅长数学。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- at
- with
phrases
- too clever by half
- too clever for your own good
showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody’s actions精明的；精巧的
- a clever trick妙计
- What a clever idea!多么精明的主意！
- That wasn't very clever (= what you just did wasn't sensible), was it?那样做不太明智，是不是？
- clever marketing聪明的营销
- Admitting her mistake may have been quite a clever move on her part.承认自己的错误对她来说可能是一个相当聪明的举动。
- it is clever of somebody to do something It was clever of him to have spotted the mistake.他发现了错误，真是聪明。
- How clever of you to work it out!你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了。
- it is clever to do something 'Young people think it's clever to do that sort of thing, and it isn't,' she said.“年轻人认为做这种事很聪明，但事实并非如此，”她说。
- clever of somebody Letting him think it was his idea was very clever of you.让他认为这是他的主意，你真是太聪明了。
Extra Examples
- That wasn't a very clever thing to do.那件事做得有点蠢。
- a simple yet fiendishly clever idea简单而又绝妙的主意
- a clever little gadget一个聪明的小玩意
- The present owners have made clever use of the limited space in this room.现在的业主巧妙地利用了这个房间的有限空间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(British English, informal, disapproving) quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respect油腔滑调的
- Don't you get clever with me!别跟我油嘴滑舌的！
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- at
- with
phrases
- too clever by half
- too clever for your own good

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold’, only recorded in this period): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave ‘to stick to something’. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use) ‘manually skilful’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility’ dates from the early 18th cent.

Idioms

box clever

(British English, informal) to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking somebody巧妙地得到想要的东西（有时蒙骗人）
- Suzie realized that she had to box clever. She had to let Adam think she trusted him.苏西意识到她必须施点手腕，让亚当以为自己信任他。

单词	clever
释义	clev·er adjective /ˈklevə(r)/ /ˈklevər/ (comparative cleverer, superlative cleverest) You can also use more clever and most clever.Idioms (especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things聪明的；聪颖的 synonym intelligent a clever child聪明伶俐的孩子 Clever girl!多么聪慧的女孩！ 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。 They're not clever enough to find the code.他们不够聪明，找不到密码。 Synonyms intelligentintelligentsmart ▪ clever ▪ brilliant ▪ brightThese words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability.intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability: He’s a highly intelligent man.She asked a lot of intelligent questions.smart (especially North American English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions: She’s smarter than her brother.That was a smart career move.clever (sometimes disapproving, especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability: How clever of you to work it out!He’s too clever by half, if you ask me. People use clever in the phrase : Clever boy/girl! to tell a young child that they have learnt or done something well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving.brilliant extremely intelligent or showing a lot of skill: He’s a brilliant young scientist.bright intelligent; quick to learn: She’s probably the brightest student in the class. Bright is used especially to talk about young people. Common collocations of bright include girl, boy, kid, student, pupil.Patterns clever/brilliant at something a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant/bright child/boy/girl/man/woman a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant thing to do Topics Personal qualitiesa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem sound … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition at with phrases too clever by half too clever for your own good (especially British English) showing skill灵巧的；熟练的 clever at something He's always been clever at crosswords.他在填字游戏方面一向很聪明。 clever at doing something 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。 clever with something He's clever with his hands.他的手很灵巧。 Extra Examples I became quite clever at making tasty meals out of nothing.我变得很擅长变戏法似的做出美味佳肴。 I'm not very clever at maths.我不太擅长数学。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem sound … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition at with phrases too clever by half too clever for your own good showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody’s actions精明的；精巧的 a clever trick妙计 What a clever idea!多么精明的主意！ That wasn't very clever (= what you just did wasn't sensible), was it?那样做不太明智，是不是？ clever marketing聪明的营销 Admitting her mistake may have been quite a clever move on her part.承认自己的错误对她来说可能是一个相当聪明的举动。 it is clever of somebody to do something It was clever of him to have spotted the mistake.他发现了错误，真是聪明。 How clever of you to work it out!你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了。 it is clever to do something 'Young people think it's clever to do that sort of thing, and it isn't,' she said.“年轻人认为做这种事很聪明，但事实并非如此，”她说。 clever of somebody Letting him think it was his idea was very clever of you.让他认为这是他的主意，你真是太聪明了。 Extra Examples That wasn't a very clever thing to do.那件事做得有点蠢。 a simple yet fiendishly clever idea简单而又绝妙的主意 a clever little gadget一个聪明的小玩意 The present owners have made clever use of the limited space in this room.现在的业主巧妙地利用了这个房间的有限空间。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb extremely fairly very … (British English, informal, disapproving) quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respect油腔滑调的 Don't you get clever with me!别跟我油嘴滑舌的！ Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem sound … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition at with phrases too clever by half too clever for your own good Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold’, only recorded in this period): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave ‘to stick to something’. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use) ‘manually skilful’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility’ dates from the early 18th cent. Idioms box clever (British English, informal) to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking somebody巧妙地得到想要的东西（有时蒙骗人） Suzie realized that she had to box clever. She had to let Adam think she trusted him.苏西意识到她必须施点手腕，让亚当以为自己信任他。
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