deft

[US]/deft/
[UK]/deft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 靈巧的;機敏的;敏捷熟練的
Word Forms
比較級defter
最高級deftest

Phrases & Collocations

deft fingers

靈巧的手指

deftly handle

嫺熟處理

deft touch

嫺熟的技巧

deftly maneuver

熟練操控

deftly navigate

熟練導航

Example Sentences

a deft piece of footwork.

靈巧的步法。

the script was both deft and literate.

劇本巧妙又有文采。

with a deft motion of her nimble fingers.

隨着她靈活的手指做出的一個熟練的動作。

The pianist has deft fingers.

鋼琴家有靈巧的雙手。

defused the hostility with a deft turn of phrase.

用巧妙的措辭去除了敵意。

Some practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillaryto the study of natural science.

熟練使用文字的練習對於自然科學的研究也是有幫助的。

decorated the cake with a few deft strokes;

用幾下輕巧的擊打裝飾蛋糕;

Real-world Examples

Mr Gellately, a professor in Florida, has a deft touch with detail.

蓋拉特萊,是一名佛羅里達的教授,善於挖掘細節。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.

湯姆·布坎農動作敏捷,伸出手一巴掌打破了威爾遜太太的鼻子。

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

By deft maneuvering he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt.

靠着他高超的技術,他纔將飛機降落,但是飛機遭到了嚴重損壞,雖然人沒有受傷。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

And you're very good, you're very deft. - Oh, well you are very good. - Thank you. Thank you actor.

你很厲害,很機敏。- 哦,你真棒。- 謝謝。謝謝你,演員。

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

With a deft gesture, he rearranged it.

他靈巧地重新整理了一下。

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

He sketched her with quick, deft strokes.

【deft】他給她畫素描,下筆又快又熟練。

Source: Collins-Longman-All

Yet with deft management, it would not be the stuff of nightmares.

然而,有了靈巧的管理,它就不會成爲噩夢。

Source: Economist Finance and economics

' Treena leant across and began slicing at Granddad's plate with deft strokes.

特雷娜靠過去,開始用靈巧的動作在爺爺的盤子裏切。

Source: Me Before You

During the war, deft famers bolted arrows at him.

戰爭中,靈巧的農民用箭射他。

Source: Pan Pan

But other times he skillfully removed their organs with the deft hands of a surgeon.

但其他時候, 他用外科醫生的靈巧雙手巧妙地切除了他們的器官。

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

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