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单词 ambidextrous
释义
ambidextrous
adjective
uk
/ˌæm.bɪˈdek.strəs/us
/ˌæm.bɪˈdek.strəs/
ableto use bothhandsequallywell:
双手都很灵巧的；左右开弓的
I amnaturallyleft-handed, but was notallowedto write with mylefthand, with theresultthat Ibecameambidextrous.
He is apromising, ambidextrousyounggolfer.
designedto be used both bypeoplewho areleft-handed(= using thelefthandto write and do most things)and those who areright-handed(= using therighthandmost):
The ambidextrousdesignmeansthemouseisgreatforleftiesor righties.
There is an ambidextrousthumbleveron bothsidesof thehandgrip.
ableto do two or more different thingsequallywell:
Working in today'smediacallsfor ambidextrousmultitasking.
Theysuggestthat, inordertosuccessfullyinnovatewhilemaintainingtheperformanceof thecorebusiness,organizationsneed to be "ambidextrous".
Synonym
versatile
More examples
  • Few of us arenaturallyambidextrous but this can beachievedinkaratetechniquethroughtraining.
  • Hebrokehisrightarmas achild, and has nowbecomesurprisinglyambidextrous.
  • Why shouldn't there be ambidextrouscricketerswho canbat,bowlandthrowwith eitherhand?
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Tools in general
Adapting and modifying
Changing
(Definition ofambidextrousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • A man who is ambidextrous will sign his name differently with his right or left hand, but it is the same signature.
  • I know that Primitive Man was ambidextrous, because he wrote and painted just as often with his left as with his right, and just as successfully.
  • In the use of the birch he was ambidextrous.
  • Inquiry should be made as to whether the patient is right or left handed, or ambidextrous.
  • She is ambidextrous, as witness the following observations.
ambidextrous
adjective
uk
/ˌæm.bɪˈdek.strəs/us
/ˌæm.bɪˈdek.strəs/
ableto use bothhandsequallywell
双手都很灵巧的；左右开弓的

ambidextrous| American Dictionary

ambidextrous
adjective
us
/ˌæm·bɪˈdek·strəs/
ableto use bothyourrightandlefthandequallywell
(Definition ofambidextrousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofambidextrous

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Therefore, the evils which my noble friend referred to at once occur: there is theambidextrousappeal.
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My father was left-handed as a child and was forced to write with his right hand; he has developed the ability to write equally well with either hand—he isambidextrous.
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Bergman himself preferred the term ambi-ideation toambidextrous, as it conveyed the added ability to express ideas achieved when both hands were equal.
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Theambidextroussafety lever is located on both sides of the slide and also acts as a decocker when safety is engaged.
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It features an exposed hammer withambidextrousdecocking levers (on the slide).
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This may be due to the fact he isambidextrous, playing tennis with his left hand, and writing with his right.
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The manual safety isambidextrousand is located below the slide, above the grip.
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He was said to beambidextrous, and did not move around once positioned for an operation.
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People that are naturallyambidextrousare uncommon, with only one out of one hundred people being naturallyambidextrous.
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It does not feature anambidextrousslide release or magazine release.
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The injury forced him to play left-handed until his hand healed, making him effectivelyambidextrous.
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It has a stainless steel frame and slide, anambidextroussafety/decocker, a squared trigger guard, and black plastic grip plates.
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Asteropaios had the distinction in combat of beingambidextrousand would on occasion throw two spears at once.
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In addition, several characteristics of organizational culture are also emphasized on building anambidextrousorganization.
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The role of leaders (or managers) is always highlighted towards building anambidextrousorganization.
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