delicately
adverb
uk/ˈdel.ɪ.kət.li/us/ˈdel.ə.kət.li/delicatelyadverb(CAREFULLY)
carefully, inordertoavoidcausingphysicaldamage:
精致地；小心翼翼地；细致地Somegoodsneedsto behandleddelicately.有些货物要小心轻放。
Thesurgeondelicatelyremovedshardsofskullbeforesewingthescalptogether again.外科医生在把头发缝合之前，小心翼翼地移除了头骨碎片。
verycarefully, inordertoavoidtroubleoroffence:
巧妙地；小心地Ithoughtyouhandledthesituationvery delicately.我觉得这状况你处理得很巧妙。
How can I phrase this delicately?我应该怎样谨慎地措辞？
- Iworkedvery hard topainteverything as delicately andsensitivelyas I could.
- Workers will have to delicatelyremovethedebriswith therightattachmentsandmachinery.
- Earlier in mycareer, Ihandledthings too delicately,worryingabouttypecasting.
- The newMRIscannerhas awideropeningfor what is delicatelydescribedas "thetechnicallydifficultpatient."
Paying attention and being careful
- attention span
- attentiveness
- be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
- be on (your) guardidiom
- cared-for
- guard
- handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
- hang
- hang on/uponsomething
- have a careidiom
- have/keepyourear to the groundidiom
- religion
- revolve aroundsomeone/something
- safety
- safety firstidiom
- see pastsomething
- singleness
- sit
- zero
- Zoom
delicatelyadverb(LIGHTLY)
in a way that ispleasantlysoftandlight:
柔和地；轻柔地；清淡地Thedessertwas delicatelyflavouredwithvanilla.这道甜点调入了些许香草的味道。
Aimee is a delicatelybuiltgirlwithfinebrownhair.艾梅是一个身材娇小的女孩，有着一头柔和的棕色头发。
- Morningfrostdelicatelyedgestheleaves.
- Thehomesare walled-in, some with delicatelyornamentedgates.
- Windowsare delicatelycarvedandpaintedwithmotifs.
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- dosomeonethe world of goodidiom
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- jovially
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
- ultra-civilized
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