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nimble adj.敏捷的；伶俐的；机敏的 (1) 她用灵巧的双手为我织了一副手套。(2) 护士用灵巧的手指缝好了伤口。(3) 习惯会使我们的双手伶俐而头脑笨拙。(4) 他是一个机敏而又多才多艺的才子。 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.

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英 ['nɪmbl] 美 ['nɪmbl] (1) She knitted a pair of mittens for me with her nimble fingers.(2) The nurse sewed up the wound with nimble fingers.(3) Habits will make us have two nimble hands and a clumsy brain.(4) He is a nimble and versatile wit. 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. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]敏捷的；灵活的；灵巧的 Someone who is nimble is able to move their fingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers...每一件东西都是莫莉灵巧的双手缝制出来的。Val, who was light and nimble on her feet, learnt to dance the tango.脚步轻盈灵活的瓦尔学会了跳探戈舞。nimblySabrina jumped nimbly out of the van...萨布丽娜敏捷地跳出货车。Uncle George quickly descended the ladder and nimbly stepped aboard.乔治叔叔迅速爬下梯子，敏捷地上了船。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]敏锐的；聪明的；机智的 If you say that someone has a nimble mind, you mean they are clever and can think very quickly. A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters...机敏的头脑再加上经济学学位作后盾使他对金融问题把握非常准。Elderly people are told that if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them.老年人被告知，要想保持头脑灵敏，就必须要多动脑。

英语单词	nimble
英美音标	英 ['nɪmbl] 美 ['nɪmbl]
中文释义	adj.敏捷的；伶俐的；机敏的
英语例句	(1) She knitted a pair of mittens for me with her nimble fingers. (2) The nurse sewed up the wound with nimble fingers. (3) Habits will make us have two nimble hands and a clumsy brain. (4) He is a nimble and versatile wit.
中文例句	(1) 她用灵巧的双手为我织了一副手套。 (2) 护士用灵巧的手指缝好了伤口。 (3) 习惯会使我们的双手伶俐而头脑笨拙。 (4) 他是一个机敏而又多才多艺的才子。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
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]敏捷的；灵活的；灵巧的 Someone who is nimble is able to move their fingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers... 每一件东西都是莫莉灵巧的双手缝制出来的。 Val, who was light and nimble on her feet, learnt to dance the tango. 脚步轻盈灵活的瓦尔学会了跳探戈舞。 nimbly Sabrina jumped nimbly out of the van... 萨布丽娜敏捷地跳出货车。 Uncle George quickly descended the ladder and nimbly stepped aboard. 乔治叔叔迅速爬下梯子，敏捷地上了船。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]敏锐的；聪明的；机智的 If you say that someone has a nimble mind, you mean they are clever and can think very quickly. A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters... 机敏的头脑再加上经济学学位作后盾使他对金融问题把握非常准。 Elderly people are told that if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them. 老年人被告知，要想保持头脑灵敏，就必须要多动脑。

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