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单词 spry
释义
spry
adjective
uk
/spraɪ/us
/spraɪ/
(especiallyofolderpeople)activeandabletomovequicklyandenergetically:
（尤指上年纪的人）充满活力的，敏捷的
He wasamazinglyspry for a man ofalmost80.他已经差不多80岁了，却仍旧充满了活力，真令人惊叹。
Synonyms
agile
nimbleusuallyapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Energetic and lively
  • ablaze
  • alive
  • barnstorming
  • be alive and well/kickingidiom
  • be as fresh as a daisyidiom
  • be full of beansidiom
  • friskily
  • frisky
  • frolic
  • frolicsome
  • fury
  • go-getting
  • high-octane
  • refreshed
  • refreshingly
  • rejuvenate
  • rejuvenation
  • rumbustious
  • spark plug
  • vigorous
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Describing people who are old
(Definition ofspryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

spry| American Dictionary

spry
adjective
us
/sprɑɪ/
(esp. of anoldperson)activeandabletomovequicklyandenergetically:
A spryelderlyladywaspullingweedsin alargegarden.
(Definition ofspryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be anomalous to reduce the normal retiring age to 70 but to permit a judge, howeverspryand sprightly, to continue after 75.
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I believe that he is veryspryand quite able to get out of the way of bicycles.
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The motor omnibus tells you that if you are notsprythe forces of gravity or of crushing weights will put an end to your existence.
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Musically, the album has been described as a mix of trad-country instruments andspryrock guitars.
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He is well-noted for his matching denim shirt and jeans, gyrating torso, and unusuallysprypelvic thrusts.
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The aged yetspryshop keep presides over the game as an old man watches the scene.
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Theatrical may be a bit iffier, although vid and tube life will bespry.
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This made braking more effective and cycling, previously the reserve ofspry, daring young men, safer, and therefore much more popular, especially for women.
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Slayton is described as being too old to travel yet still prettyspry.
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Although his physique was unsightly, he wasspryfor someone of his shape.
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Despite her age, she is still quitespryand strong, capable of inflicting physical punishment on the disrespectful or simply intimidating them back in line.
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Sprygene expression has been reported silenced or repressed in cancer of the breast, liver, lung, prostate, and in lymphoma.
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Spry's books remained in print for many years after her death and her floristry business thrived.
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The lyrics speak of teen angst and rebellion, as the narrator seeks to forgo the mind-numbing trappings of adulthood while he still has a fewspryyears left.
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Sprydied at the age of 63.
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