intelligence
noun /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
[uncountable]- the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well
智力；才智；智慧 - a person of high/average/low intelligence
智力高的／一般的／低下的人 - He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance.
他连呼叫救护车的头脑都没有。 - As a director, he tends to underestimate the intelligence of his audience.
作为导演，他倾向于低估观众的智力。 - Please don't insult my intelligence by lying to me.
请不要用假话侮辱我的智力。
- At least he had the intelligence to turn off the gas.
至少他还知道关掉煤气。 - This essay shows considerable intelligence.
这篇文章体现出相当高的智慧。 - I always thought of him as a man of limited intelligence.
我一直认为他是一个智力有限的人。 - Is it really possible to measure intelligence?
智力真的可以衡量吗？ - Most people of average intelligence would find this task quite difficult.
大多数智力水平一般的人会觉得这项任务很艰难。 - Perhaps I underestimated your intelligence.
也许我低估了你的智慧。 - Wakefulness in a baby is sometimes seen as a sign of intelligence.
婴儿的失眠有时被视为智力的标志。 - You will not be expected to know a great deal but you will need to show your intelligence.
你不需要知道很多，但是你需要展示你的智慧。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- high
- …
- have
- demonstrate
- show
- …
- test
- a person of high/average/low intelligence
- secret information that is collected, for example about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy; the people that collect this information
（尤指关于敌国的）情报；情报人员 - the head of military intelligence
军事情报局局长 - the collection of foreign intelligence
外国情报的收集 - the director of national intelligence
国家情报局局长 - intelligence on somebody/something They hope to gather more intelligence on any further plots.
他们希望收集更多关于任何进一步阴谋的情报。 - intelligence about somebody/something We've obtained secret intelligence about enemy plans.
我们获得了关于敌方计划的秘密情报。 - intelligence from somebody/something The government had intelligence from several different sources.
政府从几个不同的来源获得情报。 - intelligence agencies/services
情报机构/情报机构 - an intelligence officer/official/agent
情报官员/官员/特工 - the intelligence community (= all the people that collect this information)
情报机构 - intelligence sources (= people who give this information)
情报来源 - intelligence reports
情报人员的报告
- He works for the French intelligence service.
他为法国情报部门工作。 - His unit was responsible for intelligence gathering in North Africa.
他的小组负责北非地区的情报搜集工作。 - the use of human intelligence (= information collected by people) in foiling terrorist attacks
利用人类情报挫败恐怖袭击 - Military intelligence is gathered using sophisticated technology.
军事情报是运用尖端技术收集的。 - The FBI and the CIA need to share intelligence on terrorism.
联邦调查局和中情局应该共享恐怖活动方面的情报。 - Intelligence sources report that a terrorist attack is highly probable.
有消息称恐怖分子极有可能会发动袭击。 - The two countries agreed to exchange intelligence information to fight against terrorism.
两国同意交换情报以打击恐怖主义。 - We have learned important lessons from the intelligence failures that preceded the terrorist attacks.
我们从恐怖袭击之前的情报失误中吸取了重要的教训。 - Congress created permanent intelligence committees in both houses.
国会在两院设立了永久性情报委员会。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- secret
- good
- reliable
- …
- collect
- gather
- get
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- agency
- community
- service
- …
- the head of military intelligence
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin intelligentia, from intelligere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.