词组 | clever |
释义 | clever /ˈklevə $ -ər/ adjective 1. a clever person is intelligent and good at thinking of ideas and ways of doing thingsnounsa clever boy/girl/man/woman My uncle is a very clever man.a clever person She was surrounded by clever people when she was at college.a clever politician/lawyer Smith escaped going to prison because he had a clever lawyer.Clever is often used to describe people who are good at tricking other people, for example lawyers and politicians. It is also used to describe people who you admire for their intelligence, especially in British English. In American English, people usually say smart.adverbshow clever How clever of you to remember!THESAURUS: clever → intelligent2. a clever idea, plan, method etc is interesting or unusual and works wellclever + nounsa clever idea What a clever idea!a clever way of doing sth The brochure suggests several clever ways in which you can save energy in your home.a clever use of sth There is a clever use of space in the kitchen.a clever trick He used a clever trick to confuse his opponent.a clever gadget/device They use a clever little gadget for peeling the oranges.a clever piece of software He wrote a clever piece of software which can find the information you want for you.adverbsextremely/really clever She came up with an extremely clever way of solving the problem.fiendishly clever (=extremely clever in a surprising way) The design is fiendishly clever.THESAURUS: clever ingeniousway | method | idea | solution | explanation | device | experiment very clever: Many fish have ingenious ways of protecting their eggs from attack. | The people developed a highly ingenious method of freeze-drying potatoes, to provide food throughout the winter months. | It sounded like an ingenious idea. | Someone suggested an ingenious solution to the problem. | His explanation was very ingenious but I wasn’t sure whether I could believe it. | There is an ingenious device that can detect if you are telling the truth or not. | He used an ingenious experiment to test his theory. brilliantidea | suggestion | solution a brilliant idea, suggestion etc is extremely good and very clever. Brilliant sounds rather informal and is used especially in spoken English: It sounded like a brilliant idea at the time. | Thanks again for your brilliant suggestion! | Archimedes came up with a brilliant solution to the problem. cunningplan | trick | way clever – used about ways of tricking people and getting advantages for yourself: Bill thought of a cunning plan to make them reduce their prices. | He used a cunning trick to defeat his opponent. | It was a cunning way of making people think he was trying to help them. |
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