adroit

[美]/əˈdrɔɪt/
[英]/əˈdrɔɪt/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 敏捷灵巧,熟练的。

短语搭配

An adroit negotiator

熟练的谈判者

例句

he was adroit at tax avoidance.

他避税很熟练。

an adroit tennis player

熟练的网球手

their adroit evasion of almost all questions.

他们对几乎所有问题的巧妙回避。

Jamie was adroit at flattering others.

杰米很会拍马屁。

The hostess averted a confrontation between the two guests with an adroit and diplomatic change of subject.

女主人娴熟老练地变换了话题从而避免了两位客人之间的冲突。

原声例句

It finances its spending with an adroit tax system.

哈马斯通过灵活的税收制度为其支出提供资金。

来源: The Economist - Finance

The elderly man could not walk, but he was still adroit with his hands.

这位老人不能走路,但他仍然用手熟练地行走。

来源: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Watching him move, adroit for such a short, heavy man, I felt guilty at the deception.

以一个矮胖的人来说,他的手脚算得上十分灵巧,看着他在忙,让我对自己的隐瞒过意不去。

来源: Flowers for Algernon

The adroit Canadian spent his time preparing the meat and flour products he had brought from Gueboroa Island.

这个手巧的加拿大人于是利用他的时间,来准备他从格波罗尔岛上带回来舶肉类和面粉。

来源: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

His skilful diplomacy depended upon his adroit use of flattery.

他娴熟的外交手段取决于他对奉承的巧妙运用。

来源: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

And the tea-party, under Gino's adroit management, receded ever and ever before her.

在吉诺的巧妙安排下, 茶话会在她面前一去不复返了。

来源: The places where angels dare not tread.

The animal dropped, electrocuted, and its descent brought it within reach of our adroit hunter, who promptly took possession of it.

大鸟被击落下来,一直掉到这位敏捷的猎人的近旁,他立即把鸟捉住。

来源: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The adroit adulation about his legend was adrift from one city to another.

有关他传奇的巧妙的奉承从一个城市漂流到另一个城市。

来源: Pan Pan

So let say we want to remember the word " adroit" , which means " clever or skillful at something; really good at something" .

假设我们要背 " adroit" 这个单词,这个单词的意思是" 熟练或是对某事很在行" ;很会做某件事。

来源: Listening Digest

Twenty times she seemed almost to be submerged by these mountains of water which rose behind her;but the adroit management of the pilot saved her.

唐卡德尔号一整天都是这样被那凶猛的海浪簇拥着前进,它不由自主地保持着和飞滚而来的波涛同样惊人的速度向北疾驰。

来源: Around the World in Eighty Days

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