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
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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.