他可能一时大意说漏了嘴。He might have let something slip in a moment of weakness.我明白她谈话的大意。I follow the drift of her conversation.信的大意是说他不久就会来.The letter is to the effect that he will soon arrive....
But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.但是在某些方面穴居人要比我们聪明得多。She's so obviously cleverer and prettier than I am.她明显要比我聪明、漂亮得多。By contrast, he was much cleverer.相比之下, 他要机灵得多....