单词 | smart |
释义 | smart (smärt) adj. smart·er, smart·est 1. a. Having or showing intelligence; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent. b. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart negotiator. 2. a. Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation. b. Impertinent; insolent: That's enough of your smart talk. 3. Energetic or quick in movement: a smart pace. 4. Fashionable; elegant: a smart suit; a smart restaurant; the smart set. See Synonyms at fashionable. 5. Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology: smart missiles; smart machines. intr.v. smart·ed, smart·ing, smarts 1. a. To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain: The slap delivered to my face smarted. b. To be the location of such a pain: The incision on my leg smarts. c. To feel such a pain. 2. To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse: "No creature smarts so little as a fool" (Alexander Pope). n. Phrasal Verb: 1. Sharp pain or anguish: the smart of the wound. 2. smarts Slang Intelligence; expertise: a reporter with a lot of smarts. smart off Informal Idiom: To speak or act impertinently. right smart New England & Southern US A lot; a considerable amount: "We have read right smart of that book" (Catherine C. Hopley). [Middle English, stinging, keen, alert, from Old English smeart, causing pain.] smartly adv. smartness n. |
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