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dexterously

/dek-struhs, -ster-uhs/US // ˈdɛk strəs, -stər əs //UK // (ˈdɛkstrəs) //

巧妙地,灵巧地,轻巧地,灵巧

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.
    • : having mental adroitness or skill; clever.
    • : done with skill or adroitness.
    • : right-handed.

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Examples

  • As for Haddington, its robot arm is considered one of the most lightweight and dexterous currently being sold.

  • One little part he dexterously omitted, describing the cause of death—disease of the heart.

  • They seize the former so dexterously by the neck that they always master them; the crocodile eggs they suck.

  • "We have seen a great deal of her of late years," Mrs. Harrowby continued, angling dexterously.

  • Gustavus Vasa was a young fellow there, who dexterously escaped this Bloodbath, and afterwards came to something.

  • Lady Celia caught him dexterously by the waist in her mouth, and, swimming to the outer rock, sat up and softly bit him in halves.