| 单词 | dexterous |
| 释义 | dex·ter·ous or dex·trous 1. 2. a. < a dexterous hand > broadly < a dexterous worker > b. of a tool or machine 3. a. < a dexterous manager > b. obsolete 4. < dexterous management > < dexterous intrigue > < a dexterous résumé of the play > Synonyms: < one of the most dexterous novelists now writing, with an enviable command of styles — Saul Bellow > < by force or by dexterous diplomacy — Walter Moberly > < seized one corner of the blanket, and with a dexterous twist and throw unrolled it — C.G.D.Roberts > adroit stresses artfulness, often a deceptive artfulness, in one's dexterity, and may indicate ability to cope well with likely situations < an exceptionally adroit pianist — Douglas Watt > < a visionary and an idealist, he was at the same time the most thoroughly realistic and adroit political leader since Lincoln — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > deft stresses lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch < Angus seemed appallingly at home, and he waltzed off with the prettiest girl, sliding, swinging, deft — Sinclair Lewis > < there was a shifting of gears, and with … deft manipulations he reversed the car in the narrow road — W.H.Wright > < the lore of all men he knew, and was deft in every cunning, save the dealings of the sword — William Morris > feat, archaic except in dialect, suggests deftness and grace in movement or execution of a task < the featest fellow at the dance > handy suggests a degree of skill, even though a lack of training, in performance of a wide variety of tasks, generally involving such activities as carpentry, plumbing, or general repairing < to be handy around the house when the plumbing goes bad or the roof leaks > < as men become more handy at manipulating labels and symbols — Clive Bell > < handy at playing bridge, writing a sonnet, or cleaning the cellar > |
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