a group of highly intelligent (=very intelligent) students
一组聪明异常的学生
Sontag was once famously described as the most intelligent woman in America.
桑塔格曾被称为美国最聪明的女人,这是众人皆知的事。
2an intelligent comment, question, conversation etc shows that you have thought about something carefully and understand it well 〔评论、问题、谈话等〕机智的,有才智的
an intelligent question
机智的问题
You can’t have an intelligent conversation with him.
你不可能和他进行有见地的谈话。
3INTELLIGENTan intelligent creature is able to think and understand 〔生物〕有智力的
Are there intelligent beings on other planets?
在其他行星上是否存在着有智力的生物?
forms of intelligent life
有智慧的生命形式
4.an intelligent machine, system etc is able to learn and use information 〔机器、系统等〕智能的
—intelligentlyadverbadv
THESAURUS
intelligent having a high level of mental ability, and good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas 聪明的,有智慧的
The top universities aim to select the most intelligent students.
顶尖的大学力争挑到最聪明的学生。
clever especially British EnglishBrE, smart especially American EnglishAmE intelligent, so that you can think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems 聪明的
That was very clever of you. How did you do that?
你真聪明,你是怎么做到的?
I wasn’t smart enough to be a lawyer.
我不够聪明,当不了律师。
bright intelligent – used especially about children and young people 〔尤指儿童和年轻人〕聪明的
He’s a very bright kid.
他是个很聪明的小孩。
the brightest student in the class
班上最聪明的学生
brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do 聪颖的,才华横溢的
a brilliant scientist
一位才华横溢的科学家
gifted a gifted child is much more intelligent than most other children 〔儿童〕天赋高的,天资聪慧的
cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to get what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people 狡猾的,狡诈的
She was cunning enough to keep this latest piece of information secret.
她很有心计,对这条最新消息秘而不宣。
He’s a crafty old devil!
他是个诡计多端的老狐狸。
brainy informal intelligent and good at studying 聪明的,多智的
My sister is the brainy one in our family.
我姐姐是我们家里的聪明人。
Examples from the Corpus
intelligent• Mark was an intelligent, ambitious young man, with a great future in front of him.• an intelligent decision• Do you think there are intelligent life forms on other planets?• Vlasic is a very intelligentplayer.• Anne was surprised to hear such an intelligent question coming from a very small child.• Have you got any intelligentsuggestions to make?• Some scientists claim that dolphins are more intelligent than humans.• "We're looking for highly intelligent young people, with a genuine interest in their subject, " a universityspokesman said.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem, sound聰明;看起來聰明;似乎聰明;聽起來聰明ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常聰明▸➤highly, incredibly, most絕頂聰明;悟性極高◇a highly intelligent woman一名高智商女性➤reasonably還算聰明◇He should be able to solve the problem. He's reasonably intelligent.他還算是比較聰明,應該能解決這個問題。➤obviously顯然聰明▸➤seemingly貌似聰明▸➤otherwise平時挺聰明◇Why do otherwise intelligent people take this event so seriously?這些平時挺聰明的人為什麼會對這件事如此認真呢?
intelligent ♦︎ smart ♦︎ clever ♦︎ brilliant ♦︎ brightThese words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability.这些词均表示人或行动聪明的、机智的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆clever / brilliant at sth◆an intelligent / a smart / a clever / a brilliant / a bright child / boy / girl / man / woman◆an intelligent / a smart / a clever / a brilliant thing to do / move◆really / quite intelligent / smart / clever / brilliant / bright◆pretty / very / extremely / incredibly intelligent / smart / clever / bright■intelligentgood at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability有才智的;悟性强的;聪明的◆He's a highly intelligent man.他是个非常聪明的人。◆She asked a lot of intelligent questions.她问了许多机智的问题。OPPstupid ⇨ stupid■smart (especially NAmE) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions聪明的;机敏的;精明的◆She's smarter than her brother.她比她哥哥聪明。◆If you're smart, you'll take my advice.你要是聪明的话,就听我的劝告。◆That was a smart career move.那是事业发展上明智的举措。◆OK, I admit it was not the smartest thing I ever did(= it was a stupid thing to do).好吧,我承认那件事我办得不太漂亮。OPPdumb,stupid ⇨ stupid■clever (especially BrE, sometimesdisapproving) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability聪明的;聪颖的◆Clever girl!多么聪明的女孩!◆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.恕我直言,他未免聪明过头了。◆This book is clever, without being merely clever.这本书很讨巧,却又不只是讨巧而已。◆That wasn't a very clever thing to do(= that was a rather stupid thing to do).那件事做得有点蠢。ⓘ People use clever in the phrase ◆Clever boy / girl!to tell a young child that they have learnt or done sth well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving (if sb/sth is too clever or merely clever), ironic(= meaning that you think sb/sth is not clever at all)or patronizing(= showing, in a way that can be insulting, that you find sb's cleverness surprising) * clever用于Clever boy/girl!(多么聪明的男孩/女孩!)表示孩子学东西悟性强、做事聪明伶俐。clever用于成年人可能含贬义,比如,too clever或merely clever表示某人“聪明过头”或“只是小聪明而已”,或表示某事物“太过讨巧”或“只是讨巧而已”;也可能语带讥讽,表示某人根本不聪明或某事办得根本不漂亮;或表示自认为高人一等,讶异某人居然能如此聪明,有侮辱人的意味。OPPstupid ⇨ stupid■brilliantvery intelligent or skilful聪颖的;技艺高超的◆He's a brilliant young scientist.他是个才华横溢的青年科学家。◆She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.她是全国最有才气的人之一。◆This is a brilliant and fascinating piece of writing.这部作品才气横溢、令人着迷。■brightintelligent; quick to learn聪明的;悟性强的◆She's probably the brightest student in the class.她大概是班里最聪明的学生。◆ (BrE, informal, ironic) Some bright spark(= stupid person) left the tap running all night.不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。OPPdumb ⇨ stupid see also bright ⇨ cheerful