1. | 聪明的;聪颖的quick at learning and understanding things |
a clever child 聪明伶俐的孩子 | |
Clever girl! 多么聪慧的女孩! | |
How clever of you to work it out! 你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了! | |
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. | ~ (at sth) 熟练的;灵巧的skilful |
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。 | |
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 |
a clever little gadget 精巧的小器具 | |
What a clever idea! 多么精明的主意! | |
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. | (informal) 油腔滑调的quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respect |
Don't you get clever with me! 别跟我油嘴滑舌的! |