1 (especially Brit 尤为英) (used about a person) having a clean and tidy appearance (指人)整洁的,衣冠楚楚的:
You look smart. Are you going somewhere special?你看来衣冠楚楚,是去什么特别的地方吗?
2 (especially Brit 尤为英) (used about a piece of clothing, etc) good enough to wear on a formal occasion (指衣服等)适合正式场合穿着的:
a smart suit一套时髦的衣服
3 clever; intelligent 聪明的;脑筋灵活的:
He's not smart enough to be a politician.他不够聪明,当不了政治家。
4 (especially Brit 尤为英) fashionable and usually expensive 时髦的(通常也是昂贵的):
a smart restaurant/hotel高档的餐馆╱酒店
5 (used about a movement or action) quick and usually done with force (指活动或行动)敏捷的,快而狠的
➔smartlyadvShe's always smartly dressed.她总是穿得整齐漂亮。
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/smɑ:t ||; smɑrt/verb[I]
1smart (from sth) to feel a stinging pain in your body 感到刺痛
2smart (from/over sth) to feel upset or offended because of a criticism, failure, etc (因批评、失败等而)感到不快或生气
smart1/smɑrt; smɑːt/adj 1 intelligent [ clever ; stupid ] 聪颖的﹐机灵的: Jill's a smart kid. 吉尔是个机灵的孩子。Kelly didn’t think she was smart enough to go to law school. 凯莉觉得自己不够聪明﹐读不了法学院。see box at见 INTELLIGENT 方框2 BrE 【英】a) someone who looks smart is wearing attractive clothes and looks very neat [ sharp AmE 【美】; scruffy ] 衣着整洁漂亮的﹐衣冠楚楚的 b) smart clothes, buildings etc are clean, tidy, and attractive [ sharp AmE 【美】; scruffy ] 〔衣服﹑建筑等〕整洁漂亮的: a smart black suit 漂亮的黑色套装smart new offices 整洁漂亮的新办公室see box at见 CLOTHES 方框3 BrE fashionable, or used by fashionable people【英】时髦的﹔时髦人士使用的: one of London's smartest restaurants 伦敦最时髦的餐馆之一4 someone who is smart tries to be funny or clever in a way that is rude and does not show respect towards someone else 耍小聪明的﹐不恭不敬的: Don’t get smart with me, young lady! 少跟我耍嘴皮子﹐姑娘!He made some smart remark. 他说了句不恭不敬的话。5 smart machines, weapons etc are controlled by computers〔机器﹑武器等〕智能的﹐电脑控制的 —smartly adv
smart2v [I] 1 to be upset because someone has offended you〔因受到冒犯而〕感到难过: +from He's still smarting from the insult. 他仍在为那次受辱感到伤心。2 if a part of your body smarts, it hurts with a stinging pain〔身体部位〕感到刺痛
smartsmartsmartssmartedsmartingsmartersmartestadjective (smarter, smartest)1(British) right for a special or an important time; clean and tidy: a smart new suitHe looks very smart in his new jacket.2(American) clever: She's not as smart as her sister.▶ smartlyadverb: She was very smartly dressed.