smarting

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ You can describe someone who is clever or intelligent as smart. 聪明的; 机智的
He thinks he's smarter than Sarah is. 他认为他比萨拉更聪明。
2. ADJ Smart people and things are pleasantly neat and clean in appearance. 整洁的[英国英语]
He was smart and well groomed but not good looking. 他时髦而且打扮整齐，但是长得不帅。
I was dressed in a smart navy blue suit. 我穿一身整洁的海军蓝制服。
3. smartlyADV 整洁地[ADV with v]
He dressed very smartly, which was important in those days. 他穿得非常整洁，这在当时很重要。
4. ADJ A smart place or event is connected with wealthy and fashionable people. 时髦的[英国英语]
...smart dinner parties. …时髦的宴会。
5. V-I If a part of your body or a wound smarts, you feel a sharp stinging pain in it. (身体某部位或伤口) 刺痛
My eyes smarted from the smoke. 我的双眼被烟熏得刺痛。
6. V-I If you are smarting from something such as criticism or failure, you feel upset about it. (因批评或失败) 感到难受[journalism] [usu cont]
The Americans were still smarting from their defeat in the Vietnam War. 美国人仍在为越战中失利而难受。
7. →see smart money