expert
noun[C]
uk/ˈek.spɜːt/us/ˈek.spɝːt/B1
apersonwith a highlevelofknowledgeorskillrelatingto aparticularsubjectoractivity:
专家;内行;行家agardening/medicalexpert园艺/医学专家
Mymotheris an expertatdress-making(= she does it very well).我妈妈做裁缝活可是行家。
- We need tobringin an expert todealwith thisproblem.
- He's an expert on 15th-centuryItalianart.
- Bombdisposalexperts havedefuseda 110-poundbombat Victoria Station.
- Thecompetitionwill bejudgedby apanelof experts.
- Mostmedicalexpertsbelievethat breast-feeding isbetterthanbottle-feeding.
Experts and specialists
- academician
- artist
- authority
- boffin
- child prodigy
- doyen
- doyenne
- hotshot
- knowsomethinginside outidiom
- lapidary
- literati
- maven
- pyrotechnician
- Renaissance man
- savant
- semiotician
- skilled
- whizz
- wonder
- wunderkind
expert
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈek.spɜːt/us/ˈek.spɝːt/B2
having orshowinga lot ofknowledgeorskill:
专家的;内行的Thecentreprovidesexpertadviceforpeoplewithfinancialproblems.该中心为大家提供理财方面的专家咨询。
What'syourexpertopinion?作为专家,你有什么意见?
an expertfisherman一个经验丰富的渔夫
Synonyms
adept
capable
competent
good
proficient
skilfulUK
Opposite
inexpert
- We need expertadvice, and that's why we've called you in.
- Apsychiatristwas called as an expertwitnessfor thedefence.
- There is awealthof expertknowledgeto befoundin thisuniversity.
- At atimelike this you need experthelp, not just thehelpyourfriendscanprovide.
- Could youcastyourexperteyeover thisplanfor me,please, andtellme what youthink?
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adeptly
- dexterous
- dexterously
- digital native
- expertly
- explosiveness
- pedigreed
- polished
- practised
- preen
- proficient
- proficiently
- well qualified
- white-collar
- with the best of themidiom
- workmanlike