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deftness

/deft/US // dɛft //UK // (dɛft) //

轻巧,轻灵,灵巧,灵巧性

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    deft·er, deft·est.

    • : dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.

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Examples

  • Mahomes has literally thrown a ball out of Arrowhead Stadium, and his raw power is matched by a deft touch.

  • Perhaps sealing his fate was an ill-advised TV interview in which he suggested that the GOP’s investigation of the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, was a politically deft effort to damage the looming 2016 presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton.

  • As young readers attended school from home, they could take breaks with deft new illustrated literature, much of it almost nostalgically set in schools.

  • Three days later, the deft attacker was back in the lineup for a Bundesliga match against the world’s best, Bayern Munich.

  • The retailer’s resurgence stems from a deft mix of better merchandise selections as well as quick, effective deployment of services like in-store and curbside pickup for online orders, as well as same-day delivery.

  • Her writing on books and the arts has been impressive in its breadth, depth, and deftness.

  • Suleiman's deftness and ability to win the trust of all parties have earned him high marks in Israel.

  • The deftness of Smith's drafts(wo)manship can often be overlooked in her E.T.-proportioned figures.

  • He executed the movement with wonderful deftness, but a singular condition was against him.

  • Sooner or later they would leave the room, and sooner or later, with the deftness of his breed, he would enter.

  • The Sergeant went through the storekeeper's pockets with a deftness that bespoke experience.

  • He was planing and polishing a heel, but slowly, without that deftness with which Pan Jzef worked.

  • Val was sorting and folding away her own belongings with a deftness characteristic of her thin little hands.