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单词 strong suit
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Definition of strong suit in English:

strong suit

noun
  • 1(in bridge or whist) a holding of a number of high cards of one suit in a hand.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If partner indicated only one strong suit you must begin with your highest card of that suit.
    • The most important signals are discards to indicate to partner which is your own strong suit, and leads to indicate the strength of your trumps.
    Synonyms
    benefit, advantage, blessing, good point, strong point, strength, forte, talent, gift, long suit, virtue, recommendation, attraction, attractive feature, selling point, resource, beauty, boon, value, merit, bonus, aid, help
    1. 1.1one's strong suit Something at which one excels.
      compassion is not Jack's strong suit
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Management just simply isn't his strong suit,’ he said.
      • For Beam at least, lyrical specificity isn't just a strong suit, it's sometimes a saving grace.
      • That means he'll be able to concentrate on his strong suit: coaching.
      • Quality control is not the strong suit of pirates.
      • This will force Marion into man-to-man coverage situations - not his strong suit - which turns the Dolphins' safety into a liability.
      • But now I am middle aged, and memorization is not my strong suit anymore.
      • But caution has never been my strong suit, so I got right to the point in our one-on-one meeting in his office.
      • ‘Aerodynamics is not our strong suit,’ Rudd says.
      • Patience not being my strong suit, I decided to investigate.
      • This also tells your partner what your strong suit is so he can play to it.
      • Fact checking hasn't been our strong suit lately, as you have seen.
      • I was a decent father, but domestic life was not my strong suit.
      • His decision-making was never considered a strong suit, but arm strength always got him by.
      • Events move at a clip with nary a concern for geographic continuity - which is strange, as this is often the strong suit of such films.
      • What I meant was that diplomacy is not your strong suit.
      • Unfortunately for Kaia, off-the-cuff sympathy was not her strong suit.
      • And what's left isn't exactly your strong suit.
      • Sarcasm has never been your strong suit, Carmon.
      • For all its good points, listening to customers has not been a strong suit of Sturm.
      • At 115 lb, downhill momentum isn't exactly my strong suit either.
      Synonyms
      forte, strong point, strength, métier, long suit, talent, skill, bent, gift, claim to fame, department, pièce de résistance
 
 

Definition of strong suit in US English:

strong suit

noun
  • 1(in bridge) a holding of a number of high cards of one suit in a hand.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If partner indicated only one strong suit you must begin with your highest card of that suit.
    • The most important signals are discards to indicate to partner which is your own strong suit, and leads to indicate the strength of your trumps.
    Synonyms
    benefit, advantage, blessing, good point, strong point, strength, forte, talent, gift, long suit, virtue, recommendation, attraction, attractive feature, selling point, resource, beauty, boon, value, merit, bonus, aid, help
    1. 1.1 A desirable quality that is particularly prominent in someone's character or an activity at which they excel.
      compassion is not Jack's strong suit
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I was a decent father, but domestic life was not my strong suit.
      • For Beam at least, lyrical specificity isn't just a strong suit, it's sometimes a saving grace.
      • ‘Management just simply isn't his strong suit,’ he said.
      • For all its good points, listening to customers has not been a strong suit of Sturm.
      • And what's left isn't exactly your strong suit.
      • But caution has never been my strong suit, so I got right to the point in our one-on-one meeting in his office.
      • Events move at a clip with nary a concern for geographic continuity - which is strange, as this is often the strong suit of such films.
      • Fact checking hasn't been our strong suit lately, as you have seen.
      • Sarcasm has never been your strong suit, Carmon.
      • That means he'll be able to concentrate on his strong suit: coaching.
      • What I meant was that diplomacy is not your strong suit.
      • At 115 lb, downhill momentum isn't exactly my strong suit either.
      • Patience not being my strong suit, I decided to investigate.
      • But now I am middle aged, and memorization is not my strong suit anymore.
      • Quality control is not the strong suit of pirates.
      • ‘Aerodynamics is not our strong suit,’ Rudd says.
      • Unfortunately for Kaia, off-the-cuff sympathy was not her strong suit.
      • This also tells your partner what your strong suit is so he can play to it.
      • This will force Marion into man-to-man coverage situations - not his strong suit - which turns the Dolphins' safety into a liability.
      • His decision-making was never considered a strong suit, but arm strength always got him by.
      Synonyms
      forte, strong point, strength, métier, long suit, talent, skill, bent, gift, claim to fame, department, pièce de résistance
 
 
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