| 单词 | nimble |
| 释义 | nimble (once / 956 pages) adj If you're nimble, you can move quickly and with ease. That spryness can be both physical and mental, so even if your granny isn't very nimble on her feet, she can probably still whip you in chess. A toddler might recognize the word nimble from the nursery rhyme: "Jack be nimble / Jack be quick / Jack jump over / The candlestick," but may not be nimble enough to deduce the meaning. Nimble, from the 14th century Old English næmel, meaning "quick to grasp," can refer to one's mental quickness or physical agility. WORD FAMILYnimble: nimbleness, nimbler, nimblest, nimbly USAGE EXAMPLESUsually the nimblest of leaders, Roosevelt unexpectedly equivocated. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Television is one of pop culture’s nimblest mediums. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “And our management system is not as nimble as the fish.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj moving quickly and lightly as nimble as a deer nimble fingers Syn agile, quick, spry active characterized by energetic activity 2adj mentally quick nimble wits Syn agile intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree |
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