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1. ADJ-GRADED (话语、描述或选择)合适的,恰当的,贴切的 An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable. 
  • The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929.

    这份报告的措词用在今天和用在1929年一样贴切。

  • ...an apt description of the situation.

    对这种情况恰如其分的描述

aptly
  • ...the beach in the aptly named town of Oceanside.

    名字起得十分贴切的海洋边镇的海滩

2. ADJ-GRADED 易于…的;有…倾向的 If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. 
  • She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about...

    她动不动就拔高嗓门,并挥舞双手。

  • This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.

    这种天气在冬季往往更为常见。

Adjective

1. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant;

  • "he is apt to lose"
  • "she is liable to forget"

2. mentally quick and resourceful;

  • "an apt pupil"
  • "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

3. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;

  • "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"
  • "I am not minded to answer any questions"

4. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;

  • "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"
  • "an apt reply"
1. Beginners are too apt to make mistakes in grammar.
初学者极易犯语法错误。

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2. China cups are apt to break.
瓷杯容易打碎。

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3. Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.
食物在夏天爱变质。

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4. He is an apt pupil.
他是个聪明的学生。

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5. He is apt to get excited over trifles.
他容易为小事而激动。

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6. He is apt to leave things about.
他总喜欢把东西到处乱放。

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7. He is apt to raise the roof.
他很容易发怒。

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8. He is the most apt of all pupils.
他是所有学生中最聪明的一个。

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9. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyer's cases.
如果某人不善于详细查看事物, 仅限于用一事物去和另一事物对比、解释的话,就让他去见识见识律师怎么办案子。

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10. If she showed any tendency to coquetry he would be apt to straighten her tie, or if she "took up" with him at all, to call her by her first name.
如果那女子露出点卖弄风情的品性,他就会上前去帮她理理领带,如果她‘吃’他那一套献殷勤的手段,他马上开始用小名称呼她了。

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11. Iron is apt to rust.
铁易生锈。

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12. My bicycle bell is apt to fall off when I ride too fast.
我骑车太快时,自行车的铃老爱掉下来。

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13. Paper is apt to catch fire.
纸容易着火。

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14. People are apt to confuse the two issues.
人们容易把这两个问题混淆起来。

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15. She is apt at languages.
她善于学习语言。

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16. The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches.
贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。

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17. The old are apt to catch a cold.
老人容易患感冒。

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18. The remark was most apt.
那评论很恰当。

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19. The words are very apt to my case.
这些话非常切合我的情况。

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20. We are apt to wish for what we can't have.
我们往往会祈求得不到的东西。

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