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| /ˈklevə/ |
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| 1 | good at learning or understanding things 聪明的；机灵的 |
| Tony was a charming and clever man. 托尼是个很有魅力的机灵人。 |
| I’ d like to be a doctor but I’ m not clever enough. 我想当医生，可我不够聪明。 |
| a clever boy/girl What a clever boy you are! 你真是个聪明的男孩！ |
| | 1a | good at achieving what you want , especially by using unusual or slightly dishonest methods 精明的，滑头的（尤指不太诚实） | | She had a clever lawyer, and was never punished for the murder. 她有个精明的律师，因此一直没有为那起谋杀案受到惩罚。 | |
| | 1b | good at doing something 擅长于…的；灵巧的 | | clever at doing sth He’ s clever at concealing his feelings about her. 他很善于掩饰自己对她的感情。 | | +with To be a carpenter you’ ve got to be clever with your hands (=good at making things) . 你想当木匠就必须有一双灵巧的手。 | |
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| 2 | a clever idea or action is unusual but effective and intelligent 巧妙的；聪明的 |
| It was a clever idea to sell the boat. 把船卖掉是个好主意。 |
| The clever use of colour can make fine hair look thick. 巧妙运用颜色能使细头发看起来密一些。 |
| Using the Welsh name was a clever marketing ploy. 用这个威尔士名字是个聪明的营销策略。 |
| | 2a | a clever tool , machine , or invention is unusual but good and effective 巧妙的；好用的 | | This is a very clever piece of software. 这是个很好用的软件。 | |
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| 3 | BRITISH informal saying annoying or offensive things to make yourself look better than someone 耍小聪明的 |
| +with Don’ t try and get clever with me. 别跟我耍小聪明。 |
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| 4 | BRITISH spoken used for saying that what someone has done is stupid 真聪明（用于讽刺某人做的蠢事） |
| ‘I left the door unlocked all night.’ ‘That was clever.’ “我的门昨晚一整夜都没锁。”“你可真行。” |
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| - | not feel/look too clever BRITISH informal
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| to feel or look ill |
| 感觉/看上去不太舒服 |
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| - | too clever for your own good
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| very confident about your intelligence and skills in a way that annoys people |
| 精明过头的 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| cleverly adv |
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| cleverness noun U |
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