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单词 workmanlike
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Definition of workmanlike in English:

workmanlike

adjective ˈwəːkmənlʌɪkˈwərkmənˌlaɪk
  • Showing efficient competence but not inspiration.

    a steady, workmanlike approach
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His workmanlike approach doesn't lend itself to much praise, but what he's doing this season is remarkable.
    • That liability is not qualified by any term that work be done with reasonable skill and care or in a competent or workmanlike manner.
    • The first he managed in an efficient, workmanlike manner.
    • This was more like it - a workmanlike performance embued with no shortage of skill and plenty of heart.
    • Although he was happy with the team's workmanlike performance, he reckoned there were enough chances to win this contest.
    • For two years the Mongols moved from fortress to fortress with workmanlike efficiency.
    • Lawson's workmanlike approach to the Hull game was typical of the whole team, who are making far fewer sloppy mistakes than earlier in the campaign.
    • Included in the deal was the four-wheel-drive Musso, a workmanlike offroader which had never really achieved anything.
    • Britten betrays his workmanlike approach to composing here: there was no question of waiting for inspiration to descend.
    • His workmanlike versatility and steady output have earned him a reputation as an artistic chameleon.
    • The workmanlike Campbell deserved a goal for his efforts, and thought he had it four minutes before half time only to see his simple finish ruled out by a linesmen's flag.
    • The other pair were intent on turning every course they worked on into a masterpiece, as a monument to their genius but the Scot was far more workmanlike in the way he did his business.
    • Dukinfield are workmanlike rather than spectacular and from the kick-off they displayed their intention of frustrating the home side.
    • They went about their tasks in a very professional and workmanlike manner.
    • A solid, workmanlike display, they won't be far away at season's end.
    • Yeah, they'll win a lot of games in an efficient, workmanlike fashion.
    • In his absence, his new club, under their new coach, made a workmanlike start to the Premiership campaign, but won few plaudits for style.
    • Yoder's style, illustrated in this Anniston Star piece, appears to be workmanlike but not unusual.
    • As he tells it, Kwan approached his criminal life with workmanlike discipline.
    • However, he seemed happy to look over my plans and that, coupled with workmanlike builder's hands and nice Italian shoes, made my heart skip.
    Synonyms
    efficient, competent, satisfactory
    professional, proficient, skilled, skilful, adept, masterly
 
 

Definition of workmanlike in US English:

workmanlike

adjectiveˈwərkmənˌlaɪkˈwərkmənˌlīk
  • Showing efficient competence.

    a steady, workmanlike approach
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Britten betrays his workmanlike approach to composing here: there was no question of waiting for inspiration to descend.
    • Yoder's style, illustrated in this Anniston Star piece, appears to be workmanlike but not unusual.
    • Dukinfield are workmanlike rather than spectacular and from the kick-off they displayed their intention of frustrating the home side.
    • The workmanlike Campbell deserved a goal for his efforts, and thought he had it four minutes before half time only to see his simple finish ruled out by a linesmen's flag.
    • A solid, workmanlike display, they won't be far away at season's end.
    • This was more like it - a workmanlike performance embued with no shortage of skill and plenty of heart.
    • As he tells it, Kwan approached his criminal life with workmanlike discipline.
    • His workmanlike approach doesn't lend itself to much praise, but what he's doing this season is remarkable.
    • The first he managed in an efficient, workmanlike manner.
    • Although he was happy with the team's workmanlike performance, he reckoned there were enough chances to win this contest.
    • Included in the deal was the four-wheel-drive Musso, a workmanlike offroader which had never really achieved anything.
    • In his absence, his new club, under their new coach, made a workmanlike start to the Premiership campaign, but won few plaudits for style.
    • For two years the Mongols moved from fortress to fortress with workmanlike efficiency.
    • His workmanlike versatility and steady output have earned him a reputation as an artistic chameleon.
    • The other pair were intent on turning every course they worked on into a masterpiece, as a monument to their genius but the Scot was far more workmanlike in the way he did his business.
    • Lawson's workmanlike approach to the Hull game was typical of the whole team, who are making far fewer sloppy mistakes than earlier in the campaign.
    • That liability is not qualified by any term that work be done with reasonable skill and care or in a competent or workmanlike manner.
    • However, he seemed happy to look over my plans and that, coupled with workmanlike builder's hands and nice Italian shoes, made my heart skip.
    • Yeah, they'll win a lot of games in an efficient, workmanlike fashion.
    • They went about their tasks in a very professional and workmanlike manner.
    Synonyms
    efficient, competent, satisfactory
 
 
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