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Dexterity Skill Hands 英 Dek'sterəti] 美 Dek'sterəti N.灵巧;机敏;熟练;手艺 Circus

英语单词 dexterity
英美音标 英 [dek'sterəti] 美 [dek'sterəti]
中文释义 n.灵巧;机敏;熟练;手艺
英语例句 (1) The circus acrobats performed feats of dexterity and strength.
(2) The negotiations will call for considerable dexterity.
(3) He played the piano with dexterity.
中文例句 (1) 马戏团的杂技艺人表演了显示灵巧和力度的高超技艺。
(2) 进行这些谈判需要相当圆滑的手腕。
(3) 他以纯熟的指法弹奏钢琴。
vocabulary简明 If you fall asleep with your heavy head on your arm, you might not have the dexterity, or control of your hand, to hit the OFF button on the alarm clock in the morning.
vocabulary扩展 Very small children do well with mittens, because their dexterity, or skill in using their hands, isn’t as developed as in older kids and adults, who wear gloves to separate their fingers. Dexterity helps fingers and hands to coordinate for completing fine tasks like writing, sewing, and playing string instruments. "Mental dexterity" means a sharpness of mind, or skill in thinking creatively and understanding and expressing something quickly and easily.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](双手的)灵巧;(思维的)敏捷 Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind.
  • ...Reid's dexterity on the guitar.

    里德弹吉他的娴熟指法

  • ...the wit and verbal dexterity of the script.

    剧本的风趣幽默和机敏的语言

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