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He had delicate hands.
他有一双纤细的手。
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...an evergreen tree with large flame-coloured leaves and delicate blossom.
长着火红色大叶子、开着娇嫩花朵的常青树
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She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes.
她是一个害羞、娇美的女孩，长着一双大大的蓝眼睛。
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Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour...
嫩菜豆口感细腻，味道清香、淡雅。
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The colours are delicate and shimmering.
这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。
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...a soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg.
用肉豆蔻调出鲜味的汤
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Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate.
珊瑚虽然看上去坚固，实际上非常易碎。
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...a washing machine catering for every fabric — even the most delicate.
适合洗涤各种织物的洗衣机——即使是最易损的也没问题
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She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable.
她身体孱弱，心理上也不够稳定。
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The European members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests...
欧洲成员国害怕会打乱各政治利益集团间的微妙平衡。
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This sensitive book tackles the delicate issue of adoption with care and simplicity...
这本敏感的书谨慎、简洁地讨论了收养这一微妙问题。
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She turned to Mary Ann. 'This is kind of delicate. Would you excuse us for a moment?'
她转向玛丽·安：“这件事有些棘手，能让我们私下谈一会儿吗？”
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Clearly, the situation remains delicately poised.
很明显，形势仍然一触即发。
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...a delicately-worded memo.
措词慎重委婉的备忘录
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...a long and delicate operation carried out at a hospital in Florence...
在佛罗伦萨一家医院里进行的一场耗时长、难度高的手术
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Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.
每一个动作都必须小心、准确，一点点地移动。
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She picked her way delicately over the rocks.
她小心翼翼地跨着石头走。
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...the delicately embroidered sheets.
刺绣精巧的床单
- Adjective
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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"
- antonym： rugged
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2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;
- "a surgeon's delicate touch"
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3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed;
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4. easily hurt;
- "soft hands"
- "a baby's delicate skin"
- synonym： soft
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5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;
- "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
- synonym： finespun
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6. difficult to handle; requiring great tact;
- "delicate negotiations with the big powers"
- "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
- synonym： ticklish
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7. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;
- "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
体育
- 1.细腻
- 2.灵巧
- 3.纤巧
- 1. An irony is so quiet and so delicate that many readers never notice it.
- 一句讥讽的话是那样的温和， 那样的含蓄不露，以致许多读者都没有注意到。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. Be careful with those wine cups—they are very delicate.
- 当心那些酒杯——它们很容易碎。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
- 尽管瓶子呈现嫩绿色，但观察力敏锐的客人不久会注意到，瓶子里装的看上去像是浓厚的灰色物质。
来自《用法词典》
- 4. Handling delicate instruments requires deftness.
- 使用精巧仪器需要熟练。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. He had a surprisingly delicate touch.
- 他生花的妙笔令人惊讶。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 6. He had an encyclopedic command of the field of knowledge, and by a word or a phase, by delicate rapier thrust, he punctured them.
- 他所掌握的知识就像百科全书那样丰富。用一个字或一句话，用几句灵敏机智的对答，他就洞穿了对方的要害。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 7. He has a delicate sense ofsmell.
- 他嗅觉灵敏。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 8. He touched the delicate petals with gentle fingers.
- 他用手指轻轻触摸娇嫩的花瓣。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 9. Her health is delicate.
- 她的身体很虚弱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 10. His past experience qualified him to handle such a delicate matter.
- 他过去的经验使他有办法处理好这件微妙的事情。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 11. It's a rather delicate situation and you'll need a lot of tact to handle it.
- 那是一个相当微妙的局面，你需要用很巧妙的手段去处理。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 12. My sister may look delicate, but give her a bowl of rice and she can really pack it away.
- 我妹妹看上去很斯文，但她几口就可以吃完一碗饭。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 13. Please don't joke about such a delicate subject.
- 请不要拿这样敏感的问题开玩笑。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 14. Put the plates gently on the table, they are very delicate.
- 把碟子轻轻放在桌上，这些碟子非常易碎。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 15. She can't come pony trekking after all because she's in a delicate condition.
- 她结果还是不能坐小马车旅行，因为她已怀孕。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 16. The delicate handicraft works will not bear rough handling.
- 精致的手工艺品经不起粗鲁的摆弄。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 17. The flowers sent forth a delicate fragrance.
- 花儿散发着清香。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 18. The girl's delicacy [delicate health] has always worried her parents.
- 这女孩纤弱的体质一直使她的父母感到忧虑。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 19. The international situation is very delicate atpresent.
- 当前的国际形势十分微妙。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 20. The president's room conveyed a delicate aroma of the mysterious East.
- 总统的房间洋溢着神秘的东方风味。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
