英语单词 | nifty |
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英美音标 | 英 ['nɪfti] 美 ['nɪfti] |
中文释义 | adj.小巧的;漂亮的;熟练的;极好的 n.俏皮话;漂亮东西 |
英语例句 | (1) a nifty little gadget for peeling potatoes (2) My key chain has several nifty tools on it. (3) That is a nifty suit. (4) Learn some nifty pen-flicking tricks. (5) There's some nifty guitar work on his latest CD. (6) The new kernel has a number of nifty new features and additions. |
中文例句 | (1) 削土豆皮的小巧的工具 (2) 我的钥匙链有些极小巧的工具在上面。 (3) 那是很漂亮的一身衣服。 (4) 学习一些漂亮的玩笔技巧。 (5) 他最新的激光唱片里有一些吉他曲弹得极好。 (6) 这个新内核包含许多极好的新功能和增强功能。 |
vocabulary简明 | Something that's nifty is really great. You might tell your mom that the Hawaiian themed decorations for your dad's surprise party look nifty. |
vocabulary扩展 | Nifty is informal and a little old fashioned, but it's a perfect way to compliment a cute outfit or express your excitement about your little sister's new roller skates. If a friend comments on your nifty tap dance routine, she thinks it's swell. Nifty has been around as a colloquial term for "stylish or smart" since the 1860s, possibly from theater slang. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]整洁的;漂亮的;极好的;绝妙的 If you describe something as nifty, you think it is neat and pleasing or cleverly done. [usu ADJ n] [approval] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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