brainy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++brain·y /ˈbreɪni/ ●○○ adjective (comparative brainier, superlative brainiest) INTELLIGENTable to learn easily and think quickly 聪明的，多智的，敏锐的 SYN clever, American English smart He always was the brainy one. 他一向是个聪明人。► see thesaurus at intelligent
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brainy• Why don't you ask Tom to help you with your homework -- he's incredibly brainy.• Why couldn't I have been born to be successful and brainy?• The great, brainy apes, including man, arrived in the last 20 million years.• You're a surprisingly brainy bunch, too.• The brainy men all went along To see that nothing should go wrong.• Only the brainiest of the brainy qualify.• It's my little sister who's the brainy one.• At school Karen was always one of the brainy ones.• If he hadn't been an incredibly brainy person he would have been an officious one-eyed council clerk or something.brain·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
easily learn quickly and think Corpus able to
brainy
brain‧y /ˈbreɪni/
adjective (comparative brainier, superlative brainiest)
able to learn easily and think quickly
SYN clever, smart American English:
He always was the brainy one.
▪ intelligent having a high level of mental ability, and good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas: The top universities aim to select the most intelligent students.
▪clever especially British English, smart especially American English intelligent, so that you can think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems: That was very clever of you. How did you do that? | I wasn’t smart enough to be a lawyer.
▪bright intelligent – used especially about children and young people: He’s a very bright kid. | the brightest student in the class
▪brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do: a brilliant scientist
▪gifted a gifted child is much more intelligent than most other children: a special school for gifted children
▪wise able to make good decisions and give sensible advice, especially because you have a lot of experience: a wise old man
▪cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to get what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people: She was cunning enough to keep this latest piece of information secret. | He’s a crafty old devil!
▪brainy informal intelligent and good at studying: My sister is the brainy one in our family.
brain‧y /ˈbreɪni/
adjective (comparative brainier, superlative brainiest)able to learn easily and think quickly
SYN clever, smart American English:
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