■
verf? [V] (AMm£)
to work as a clerk 当职员（或文书、书记
员}
: a derfcfng job职员工作
.clerk of 'works noun (6r£) a person whose job is to be in charge of
repairs to buildings or of building works, for an organization or institution 物业维修（或建筑工
程）管理人员
clever /'klev0(r)/ adj. (clever-er,
clever-est)
You
can also use more clever and most clever.
more clever 和 most
clever。 1 [especially Br^}
quick at learning and understanding things 聪明的；聪 赢的CCT71 intelligent： a dever chfZd聪明伶如的孩子
◊
dever giri/ 多么聪慧的女孩！ ◊ /fow dever 〇/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 (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious).恕我直言，他未免聪明M头了。o note at intelligent 2 ~ (at sth) (e5/?ec/fl//y 8r£)
skilful 熟练 的；M 巧的：S/ie’s dever at
getting what she wants. 她想把什么东西弄到手的时候总是很精的。◊ He’s dever
wfth his hands•他的手.很灵巧。3 showing
intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or
sb’s actions 精巧的；精明的：a dever Htrie gadget精巧的小器具◊ What a dever
idea/多么精明的主
意！ ◊ 77iat (= what
you just did) wasn’t very dever, was i't? (_= it wasn’t sensible)那样做不很明智，备不是？
4 (8/£，/>?/〇/77?〇/，"/sflpprav/ng)
quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respect 油腔滑_ 的：Don’t you get dever with me/别跟我油嘴滑舌品！
►
clev-er-ly adv. dev-er-ness noun [U] IRJH see box v. clever Dick (also 'clever clogs) noun (both BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who thinks
they are always right or that they know everything 自以为总是 对（或无所不知）的人；自以为是的人
cli-che (also cliche) /'kliijei; NAmE klii'Jei/ noun {disapproving) 1 [C] a phrase or an
idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not
interesting 陈词滥调；陈腐的套语：She trotted out the oW diche that ‘a
froubZe shared is a trouble haived.’ 她又 重复了 “与人说愁愁减半”的陈词滥调。2 [U] the use of clich谷s in writing or
speaking 使用陈词滥调► cli-ch^d adj. ： a diche'd view 〇/ upper-dass h/e 对上层杜会的生活 所持的陈腐看法
clicking his fingers fTD向指
click /klik/ verb, noun
mverb 1 to make or cause sth to make a short
sharp sound使发出咔嗒声；使咔嗒（或咔嚓）响：[V] The cameras
clicked away. M ^/l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ M 〇 〇
rhe boZt ch'cfced into
pZace,门闩咔塔一声插上了。◊ [V-ADJ] The
door cifcfced shut. |、i 咔塔一声关 Jr
了i ◊ [VN] He clfcfced /iis/infers at the waiter•他冲M务;i打了个 响指。 ◊ PoHy cZicfced her
tongue in
annoyance.波利 烦恼地用舌头发出啧啧声。2 ~ (on sth) to choose a particular function or item on a computer
screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse (在 算机 屏幕上用鼠标）点击，单击：[VN] Click the OK button to start•单击确认#启动。◊ [V] J dfcfced
on the Hnfc to the next page 〇/ the website.我‘击链接好翻到网站的下u 页 4 o
To run a window, just double-click on the
icon. 要运行视窗，只需双击图标即可。一see also
| 357 climate
double-click
3 [v] {informal) to
suddenly become clear or understood被突然明白；豁然开朗：Su<iden〖y it clicked—we’d
been ta决ing about peopZe.
_们
突然领悟到原来我们谈论的不是同一个人。◊ It aH cKcfced
into p〖ace•—切都豁然开朗。4 [V]_ (/Vj/omjfl/) to
become friends with sb at once; to become popular with sb (与某人）顷刻成为朋友；受（某人的）欢迎：
We
met at a parfy and dicfced immedidtdy•我们在聚会 上相识，一见如故。◊ He’s never
reaHy c丨icfced with his students.他从未貪正受到过他学生的欢迎。5 [V] (/‘/i/or/rw/) to
work well together 配合默契；运作协调：77ie team don’t seem to
have cZfcfced yet.这支队伍紅參还没有配合
默契。vlliM .click 'through (to
sth) to
visit a website by clicking on an electronic link or advertisement on another
web page点审，.点进，点通（链接网站）
sfioi/n
1 a short sharp sound短而尖的声音；咔嗒声：
The
door ciosed with a dicfc.门咔嗒一_关上了。2 the act of pressing
the button on a computer mouse (对计 算机鼠标的）点按，单击3 (/?/7〇r?ef/cs语音）a speech sound made by
pressing the tongue against the top of the mouth or the part of the mouth
behind the upper front teeth, then releasing it quickly, causing air to be
sucked in. Clicks are found especially in southern African languages.(尤见于非洲g部某些语言的）吸气 音：dfcfc/tmguages有吸气音的语言
click.ab诵e /’kliksbl/
(co/?7/3wf/>7g 计)if text or an image is
clickable，you can dick on it
with the mouse in order to make sth happen (文本或图象）可点击的 click-stream /'klikstriim/ noun a
record of all the websites a person visits when spending time on the Internet点击流路径（个人浏駕网站的记录. cli-ent /'klaiant/ noun
1
a person who uses the
services or advice of a professional person or organization 委 托人； 当事入：a Zavvyer with
many/amous dients拥有许多著名委托人的
律师◊ to act on behaZ/ 〇/ a
dient ft表当事人◊ Sociaf workers
must always consider the best interests of their cZiems.社会工作者必须时刻考虑其当事人的最佳利益。
2
{computing if) a computer that is linked to a server (连接在服务器上的）客户机
cli-en-tele /.kliian'tel;
NAmE .klaian'tel/
noun [sing.+ sing./pl. v] all the customers or clients of a
shop/store, restaurant, organization, etc.(统称）顾客，主顾，
客户：an internarionaZ c丨fenteZe 国际含户_
.client-'server adj. [only before noun] {computing if) (of a computer system 计算辛ji 系统)in which a central server provides data to a
number of computers connected together in a network 客户服务器的一see also peer- to-peer
.client 'state noun a
country which depends on a larger and more powerful country for support and
protection (依赖强国的）附庸国 cliff /klif/ noun a
high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean
(常指海 '泽 边的）悬崖，帕壁：thecHjSTedge/top悬崖边缘/顶端◊ the chaWc di〕5Fs 〇/southern
England 英声兰南部的白垩质
ill肖壁◊ a castZe
perched high on the ch开s above the rtver 高高耸立在临河峭壁上的城堡
diff-hang-er /'klifhaer)a(r)/ noun a
situation in a story, film/movie, competition, etc. that is very exciting
because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out
immediately what happens next (故事、电影、竞赛等扣人心弦的）悬念：rhe/irstpart 〇/ the
serial ended with a rea〖 d〇5f7ianger•这部连续烏ij 的 第一集以扣乂心弦的悬念而告终。► cliffhang.ing o办 cl iff-top /'kliftDp; NAmE -ta:p/ noun the
area of land at the top of a cliff 峭壁顶部
di-mactic /klai'maektik/ adj. (formal) (of
an event or a point in time 事情或某时亥丨J) very exciting, most
important非常激动人心知；高潮A;最重要的 di-mate 〇T» /'klaimat/ noun
1
[C, U] the regular pattern of weather
conditions of a
particular place 气廢：a
mild/temperate/warm/wet cHmate温和的/暖和的/温暖的/潮湿的气候◊ the threat
of global climate change ^ ^ ^ ^
[C]
an area with particular weather conditions.气候