1ADJ-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. 聪明的;聪颖的;智商高的
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。
cleverness
Her cleverness seems to get in the way of her emotions.
她好像聪明有余,激情不足。
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](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. (观点、书、发明)巧妙的,绝妙的
...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
cleverly
...a cleverly designed swimsuit.
设计新颖独特的女式泳衣
3PHRASE 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. 聪明过头的;过分聪明的 [British, disapproval]
His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.