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单词 deft
释义
deft
adjective
uk
/deft/us
/deft/
skilful,clever, orquick:
熟练的；巧妙的；灵巧的
Hermovementswere deft andquick.她的动作灵巧敏捷。
Sheansweredthe journalist'squestionswith a defttouch.她巧妙地回答了记者的提问。
He's very deftathandlingawkwardsituations.他应对尴尬局面很有一套。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
good at doing something because of practice
  • skilfulShe's a skilful driver.
  • skilledHe's a skilled mechanic.
  • good atShe's very good at dealing with people.
  • ableShe's a very able student.
  • giftedShe's a gifted musician.
  • talentedHe's a very talented actor.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Skilled, talented and able
  • able
  • ably
  • accomplished
  • adept
  • adeptly
  • dexterously
  • digital native
  • expert
  • expertly
  • explosiveness
  • pedigreed
  • polished
  • practised
  • preen
  • proficient
  • proficiently
  • well qualified
  • white-collar
  • with the best of themidiom
  • workmanlike
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Related words

deftly
deftness
(Definition ofdeftfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deft| American Dictionary

deft
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/deft/
skillful,effective, andquick:
Hecutsomelogsup forfirewoodwith a few deftstrokesof his ax.

deftly

adverbus
/ˈdef·tli/
She deftlyansweredthetoughquestions.
(Definition ofdeftfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeft

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Largely owing to thisdeftintertwining of popular and clerical elements, the collection, one of many such lives of saints, gained immediate and enduring popularity.
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A cleverly constructed sentence, finely wrought witticism ordeftturn of phrase needs nothing to clarify or punctuate.
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How we theorise architecture often entails a diminution of the unexpected and counterintuitive in favour ofdeftgeneralisation.
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However, in his reference to the disputes within that eld he offers a moredeftanalysis of the _uidity of opinion.
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Within this lm, these paired scenes are not unusual for theirdeftbut comprehensive reminder of the conventional, theatrical, and culture-specic signication of gender.
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She was verydeftwith the cervical cap, and answered lucidly and quickly whatever the doctors asked her about it.
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Englund shows himself adeftethnographer in his analysis of kinship.
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Thedefttechnique of applying intellectual stucco maintains a smooth pace, drawing the reader along to know how the story will unfold.
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They puncture a few myths about 'aggressive' and 'work-shy' beggars, and use their research to inform some verydeftand subtle theoretical observations.
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Prior to then, southerners had blocked all such legislation throughdeftparliamentary manoeuvring coupled, when necessary, to filibusters.
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He will be remembered for his scientific gifts, his warmth, hisdeftwit, his clarity in writings and lectures, and above all for his wisdom.
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All of the essays in the volume are balanced, detailed and makedeftuse of the available sources.
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Each chapter is dynamically informed by theory and illuminated bydeftsynthesising of relevant issues.
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He is well acquainted with the major works of the last fifty years, and regularly providesdeft, concise syntheses that even specialists will find worth consulting.
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The need fordefthandling is acknowledged : ' although the graphic satires ' relation to reality was skewed by fantasy and illusion, they remain invaluable cultural barometers' (p. 11).
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