verb [V] (NAmEI) to work as a clerk
if^RM ( 4$id
M ) : o. clerking job
1RMI#
,
clerk of 'works noun {BrE) a person whose job is to be in charge of repairs
to buildings or of building works, for an organization or institution
m) MAM
clever 0-w /'kleva(r)/ adj. (clever
er, clever est) nren You can also use more clever and most
clever.
iff rJ ^ more clever fa most
clever 0 1 (especially BrE)
quick at learning and
understanding things ]j£ Ml;
MM)
PCT71 intelligent: a clever child 0 Clever
girl! 0 How clever of you to
work it out! fa M A38 W 7! O He’s too
clever by half, if you ask
me
(= it annoys me or makes me suspicious). MW, o note
at intelligent 2 ~ (at sth) (especially BrE) skilful Ml; M ^ Ml: She’s clever at getting what she wants.
MMff-^^M#5iJ^MlN-^^Mi|fMlo
o He’s clever with his hands. MMjAAlXfao 3 showing intelligence or
skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or sb’s actions if#
fa Ml; fa MJ: a clever little
gadget ffifaMJ AHMr o
What a clever idea! ^ ^lf#fa Mj± M ! 0 That {= what you just did) wasn’t
very clever,
was it? (= it wasn’t
sensible) IPlfMA^Sfa^1, jlAH?
4
{BrE,
informal, disapproving) quick with words in a way that annoys
people or does not show respect iftJSAM] MJ: Don’t you get clever with me!
£lj gg 3% R$ If fa Ml!
► clev-er-ly adv. clev-er-ness noun [U] IT7F71 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 g IM A
& H m ) MjA; imAJlfMJA
cli
che (also
cliche) /'kliijei; NAmE klifaei/ 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 Ml ^ : She trotted out the
old cliche that ‘a
trouble shared is a trouble halved.’ MX MMT 2 [U] the use of
cliches in writing or
speaking is] im ► di-ched
adj.: a cliched view of upper-class life faAMftfaMJ AfS
click 0-w /klik/ verb, noun
nverb 1 to make or cause
sth to make a short sharp sound pg
( ^ £ ) \$]: [v] The
cameras clicked away. M fa til ifa ^ flf ^ ftfe A W fa M 0 0 The bolt clicked into
place,
fa fa ifa Bg —'A JgiiT o o [V-ADJ] The door clicked shut, fa 0 [VN]
He clicked his fingers at the waiter. M fa
next page of the website. -fa
fa A S- iff M 3\ fa M Ml T — M 6 o To run a window, just double-click on the icon. If
is fa *1 flf , R ifVi « A Ifl U BP fa o —see
also
double-click 3 [V] {informal) to
suddenly become clear or understood M^^faA; Suddenly it
clicked—we’d been talking
about different people. fa Cl
or an
clicked into place. -fa ££ fF $3 c
4 [V]
{informal) to
become friends with sb at once; to become popular with sb (ig£A ) £ ( ^AMJ )
Xfciffl:
We met at a party and clicked immediately. faif]fail-£
± fa A, — JE fa tX o 0 He’s never really clicked with his students. 5[V] (informal)
to work well together
Biiff Ifiig; isfafai^: The team don’t seem to have clicked yet. % PA fa fa K
fa
i£$?o iduiM .click through (to sth) to visit a website by clicking on an
electronic link or advertisement on another web page A A, .AiA Ail ( HHfaM )
■
noun 1 a short sharp sound
® M A Ml A W; Bg A: The door closed with a click, H &f Bg—far J „ 2
the act of pressing the button on a computer mouse ( it IfMl )/&Sc, #A3 {phonetics fa#) 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. ( AJJL7 AiM^^SfaWMl ) fa: click languages fa tycH fa Ml faW click-able /'klikabl/ adj. {computing if)
if text or an image is clickable, you can click on it with the mouse in order
to make sth happen ( ) fa A, A Ml
click-stream /'klikstriim/
noun a
record of all the websites a person visits when spending time on the Internet
<&A«@ ( AAMfaMMjiE^ ) cli ent 0-w /■ klaiant/ noun
1
a person who uses the services or advice
of a professional person or organization
lawyer with many famous
clients
IfflfaiM^^t^illfaAMl #!Jip o to act on behalf of a client A A o Social
workers must always consider
the best interests of their clients.
2
{computing if) a computer that is
linked to a server
( &h«##i±mj ) fafatn
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. ( ) M. %, AM,
fafa: an international
clientele g
.client-'server adj. [only before noun] {computing if) (of a computer
system it^AJl^££) in which a central server
provides data to a number of computers connected together in a network
fa fa JH # Ml — see also peer- to-peer
.client 'state noun a
country which depends on a larger and more powerful country for support and
protection ( f&MMMJ ) IMS cliff /klifI noun a high area of rock
with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean ( fa fg 'M # ft mi ) mm, mm-, thecnjfedge/top o
the chalk cliffs of
southern
l()I y a castle
perched high on the cliffs above the river
cliff-hang er /’klifhaei]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
( i&iA AiX ^fa^fnAfa^Mj ) mm-.
The
first part of the serial ended with
a real cliffhanger. ^pP^^Jb!] Ml ItlMfaAAi&MlJ^lfn^pt££o ►diff-hang-ing
adj. cliff-top /'kliftDp; NAmE -ta:p/
noun the
area of land at the top of a cliff iliftitM «P
cli mac tic /klai'maektik/ adj. {formal) (of an event or a
point in time # 1# ^ fa Bf M) very exciting, most important ^fa^^jAAMj; i^iiMj;
ftM-^MJ di-mate
/'klaimat/
noun
1
[C, U] the regular pattern of weather
conditions of a
particular place fa M : a mild/temperate/warm/wet
climate # fa Ml / ffl Ml / M
BS Ml / ii Ml A M o the threat of global climate change ^ & fa M
it Ml Sfr
[C]
an area with particular weather conditions fa