delicate

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英[?del?k?t]
美[?del?k?t]

基本釋義

adj.
脆弱的; 虛弱的; 纖細(xì)的; 精致的; 熟練的; 嬌美的; 柔和的; 鮮美的; 清香的; 微妙的; 技巧性很強(qiáng)的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

delicately balanced flavours

精心調(diào)配的味道

牛津詞典

a delicate problem

微妙的問(wèn)題

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The delicate surgical operation took five hours.

這精細(xì)的外科手術(shù)花了五個(gè)小時(shí)。

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a delicate fragrance/flavour

清新的芳香;鮮美的味道

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a river scene painted in delicate watercolours

用柔和的水彩畫(huà)的河景

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He stepped delicately over the broken glass.

他小心翼翼地跨過(guò)碎玻璃。

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Babies have very delicate skin.

嬰兒的皮膚非常嬌嫩。

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a cool wash cycle for delicate fabrics

精細(xì)織物冷洗程序

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a delicate child/constitution

纖弱的孩子 / 體質(zhì)

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his delicate hands

他纖細(xì)的手

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the delicate mechanisms of a clock

鐘的精密機(jī)件

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I admired your delicate handling of the situation.

我贊賞你應(yīng)付這種局面的嫻熟技巧。

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delicate china teacups

易碎的瓷茶杯

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The eye is one of the most delicate organs of the body.

眼睛是人體最嬌貴的器官之一。

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the delicate ecological balance of the rainforest

熱帶雨林極易被破壞的生態(tài)平衡

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The colours are delicate and shimmering.

這些顏色柔和且閃爍微光。

Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate.

珊瑚雖然看上去堅(jiān)固,實(shí)際上非常易碎。

...a washing machine catering for every fabric — even the most delicate.

適合洗滌各種織物的洗衣機(jī)——即使是最易損的也沒(méi)問(wèn)題

She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable.

她身體孱弱,心理上也不夠穩(wěn)定。

The European members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests...

歐洲成員國(guó)害怕會(huì)打亂各政治利益集團(tuán)間的微妙平衡。

This sensitive book tackles the delicate issue of adoption with care and simplicity...

這本敏感的書(shū)謹(jǐn)慎、簡(jiǎn)潔地討論了收養(yǎng)這一微妙問(wèn)題。

...a long and delicate operation carried out at a hospital in Florence...

在佛羅倫薩一家醫(yī)院里進(jìn)行的一場(chǎng)耗時(shí)長(zhǎng)、難度高的手術(shù)

Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.

每一個(gè)動(dòng)作都必須小心、準(zhǔn)確,一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地移動(dòng)。

Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour...

嫩菜豆口感細(xì)膩,味道清香、淡雅。

...an evergreen tree with large flame-coloured leaves and delicate blossom.

長(zhǎng)著火紅色大葉子、開(kāi)著嬌嫩花朵的常青樹(shù)

He had delicate hands.

他有一雙纖細(xì)的手。

真題例句

There's something about their delicate nature that appeals to me, says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

"There's something about their delicate nature that appeals to me," says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast.

2017年6月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

But today's report is the starkest warning yet of the potentially devastating impact of climate change and human exploitation on the Antarctic's delicate ecosystems.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

Even though the nuts, which need to stay moist, can be somewhat delicate to transport, traders carried them hundreds of miles throughout the forests and grasslands.

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

While tasty, such seeds are delicate — they cannot bud and grow if they dry out as you may know if you've ever tried to grow a tree from an avocado pit.

2018年6月六級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury;

    "a delicate violin passage"

    "delicate china"

    "a delicate flavor"

    "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

  • 2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;

    "a surgeon's delicate touch"

  • 3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed;

    "a kite too delicate to fly safely"

    "fragile porcelain plates"

    "fragile old bones"

    "a frail craft"

  • 4. easily hurt;

    "soft hands"

    "a baby's delicate skin"

  • 5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;

    "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

  • 6. difficult to handle; requiring great tact;

    "delicate negotiations with the big powers"

    "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"

  • 7. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;

    "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

同義詞辨析

delicate, fine, subtle

這3個(gè)形容詞均含"微妙的,細(xì)微的"之意。

  • delicate: 側(cè)重指需要謹(jǐn)慎處理和對(duì)待。
  • fine: 隱含"不易察覺(jué)的"意味。
  • subtle: 側(cè)重有洞察、領(lǐng)悟事物細(xì)微差別以及微妙關(guān)系的能力。

同義詞

反義詞

adj.脆的;雅致的;靈敏的

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