1. 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.
e.g. He's a very clever man...
他非常聪明。
e.g. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...
我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。
cleverlyShe would cleverly pick up on what I said.
她会非常聪慧地领悟我所说的话。
clevernessHer cleverness seems to get in the way of her emotions.
她好像聪明有余,激情不足。
2. (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.
clever是什么意思
e.g. ...a clever and gripping novel.
构思巧妙、扣人心弦的小说
e.g. 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。
cleverly...a cleverly designed swimsuit.
设计新颖独特的女式泳衣
3. 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.
e.g. His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.
崇拜他的人很多说他聪明;恨他的人则说他聪明过了头。