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the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well 智力；才智；智慧 a person of high/average/low intelligence 智力高的／一般的／低下的人 He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance. 他连呼叫救护车的头脑都没有。 As a director, he tends to underestimate the intelligence of his audience. 作为导演，他倾向于低估观众的智力。 Please don't insult my intelligence by lying to me. 请不要用假话侮辱我的智力。
Extra ExamplesAt least he had the intelligence to turn off the gas. 至少他还知道关掉煤气。 This essay shows considerable intelligence. 这篇文章体现出相当高的智慧。 I always thought of him as a man of limited intelligence. 我一直认为他是一个智力有限的人。 Is it really possible to measure intelligence? 智力真的可以衡量吗？ Most people of average intelligence would find this task quite difficult. 大多数智力水平一般的人会觉得这项任务很艰难。 Perhaps I underestimated your intelligence. 也许我低估了你的智慧。 Wakefulness in a baby is sometimes seen as a sign of intelligence. 婴儿的失眠有时被视为智力的标志。 You will not be expected to know a great deal but you will need to show your intelligence. 你不需要知道很多，但是你需要展示你的智慧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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secret information that is collected, for example about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy; the people that collect this information （尤指关于敌国的）情报；情报人员 the head of military intelligence 军事情报局局长 the collection of foreign intelligence 外国情报的收集 the director of national intelligence 国家情报局局长 - intelligence on somebody/something
They hope to gather more intelligence on any further plots. 他们希望收集更多关于任何进一步阴谋的情报。 - intelligence about somebody/something
We've obtained secret intelligence about enemy plans. 我们获得了关于敌方计划的秘密情报。 - intelligence from somebody/something
The government had intelligence from several different sources. 政府从几个不同的来源获得情报。 intelligence agencies/services 情报机构/情报机构 an intelligence officer/official/agent 情报官员/官员/特工 the intelligence community (= all the people that collect this information) 情报机构 intelligence sources (= people who give this information) 情报来源 intelligence reports 情报人员的报告
Extra ExamplesHe works for the French intelligence service. 他为法国情报部门工作。 His unit was responsible for intelligence gathering in North Africa. 他的小组负责北非地区的情报搜集工作。 the use of human intelligence (= information collected by people) in foiling terrorist attacks 利用人类情报挫败恐怖袭击 Military intelligence is gathered using sophisticated technology. 军事情报是运用尖端技术收集的。 The FBI and the CIA need to share intelligence on terrorism. 联邦调查局和中情局应该共享恐怖活动方面的情报。 Intelligence sources report that a terrorist attack is highly probable. 有消息称恐怖分子极有可能会发动袭击。 The two countries agreed to exchange intelligence information to fight against terrorism. 两国同意交换情报以打击恐怖主义。 We have learned important lessons from the intelligence failures that preceded the terrorist attacks. 我们从恐怖袭击之前的情报失误中吸取了重要的教训。 Congress created permanent intelligence committees in both houses. 国会在两院设立了永久性情报委员会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- secret
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin intelligentia, from intelligere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.