smart

adjective

/smɑːt/

/smɑːrt/

(comparative smarter, superlative smartest)

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clean/neat整洁

(especially British English) (of people

人

) looking clean and neat; well dressed in fashionable and/or formal clothes衣冠楚楚的；衣着讲究的

I have to be smart for work.我必须聪明地工作。
You look very smart in that suit.你穿上那套衣服显得很精神。
She was incredibly smart in navy blue silk.她穿着藏青色丝绸，聪明得令人难以置信。

(especially British English) (of clothes, etc.

衣服等

) clean, neat and looking new and attractive整洁而漂亮的；光鲜的

a smart suit漂亮的套装
They were wearing their smartest clothes.他们都穿了最讲究的衣服。

Extra Examples

She was wearing a smart red coat.她穿着一件漂亮的红色外套。
They wear smart blue uniforms.他们身穿漂亮的蓝色制服。
smart new shoes漂亮的新鞋
The car was a smart two-seater.这辆车是一辆智能双座车。
The restaurant has a smart new décor.这家餐厅有漂亮的新装饰。

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intelligent聪明

(especially North American English) intelligent聪明的；机敏的；精明的

He is obviously a smart guy.他显然是个聪明的家伙。
Why do smart people do such stupid things?为什么聪明人会做这种傻事？
She's smarter than her brother.她比她哥哥聪明。
That was a smart career move.那是个人事业发展上的一着妙棋。
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很不漂亮。
He is too ambitious, too smart for his own good.他太有野心，太聪明了，对他自己没有好处。
it is smart to do something It's always smart to have a Plan B.有个b计划总是聪明的。

Synonyms intelligentintelligent

smart
clever
brilliant
bright

These words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability.

intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability: He’s a highly intelligent man.他是一个很有才智的人。She asked a lot of intelligent questions.她问了很多聪明的问题。
smart (especially North American English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions: 指聪明的、机敏的、精明的：She’s smarter than her brother.她比她哥哥聪明。That was a smart career move.这是一个明智的职业选择。
clever (sometimes disapproving, especially British English) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability: 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。 People use clever in the phrase : Clever boy/girl! to tell a young child that they have learnt or done something well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving.人们在短语中使用聪明:聪明的男孩/女孩！告诉一个小孩他们已经学得或做得很好。当习惯于或关于一个聪明的成年人时，可能会不赞成。
brilliant extremely intelligent or showing a lot of skill: He’s a brilliant young scientist.他是一个才华横溢的青年科学家。
bright intelligent; quick to learn: She’s probably the brightest student in the class.她大概是班里最聪明的学生。 Bright is used especially to talk about young people. Common collocations of bright include girl, boy, kid, student, pupil.Bright是专门用来说年轻人的。光明的常见搭配包括女孩、男孩、孩子、学生、小学生。

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clever/brilliant at something
a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant/bright child/boy/girl/man/woman
a(n) intelligent/smart/clever/brilliant thing to do

computer-controlled计算机控制

(of a device

装置

) controlled by a computer, so that it appears to act in an intelligent way智能的

smart bombs制导炸弹
This smart washing machine will dispense an optimal amount of water for the load.这台智能洗衣机会根据衣物多少适当安排进水量。

fashionable时髦

connected with fashionable, rich people时髦人物的；高档的

smart restaurants高档餐馆
She mixes with the smart set (= fashionable, rich people).她跟那帮时髦人物交往。

Extra Examples

She was one of the smart set in the 1920s.她是20世纪20年代最聪明的人之一。
The reception would be very grand and smart.接待仪式将是隆重而高规格的。

quick快速

(of a movement, etc.

动作等

) quick and usually done with force快速的；敏捷的；迅速而有力的 synonym brisk

He was struck with a smart crack on the head.他头上突然被猛击了一下。
We set off at a smart pace.我们快步出发了。

Word OriginOld English smeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, which led to the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’.

smart

verb

/smɑːt/

/smɑːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they smart	/smɑːt/ /smɑːrt/
he / she / it smarts	/smɑːts/ /smɑːrts/
past simple smarted	/ˈsmɑːtɪd/ /ˈsmɑːrtɪd/
past participle smarted	/ˈsmɑːtɪd/ /ˈsmɑːrtɪd/
-ing form smarting	/ˈsmɑːtɪŋ/ /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] smart (from something) to feel a sharp pain in a part of your body感到剧烈刺痛
- His eyes were smarting from the smoke.他给烟熏得两眼生疼。
- The wound was beginning to smart a little.伤口开始变小了。
- I rubbed my smarting eyes.我揉了揉刺痛的眼睛。
[intransitive] to feel upset about a criticism, failure, etc.（因批评、失败等）难过，烦恼
- smart from something They are still smarting from the 4–0 defeat last week.他们仍为上星期 0:4 惨败而难过。
- smart over something He is still smarting over his humiliation in the election.他仍在为自己在选举中的耻辱而耿耿于怀。