单词 | prowess |
释义 | prowess (praʊɪs ) uncountable noun Someone's prowess is their great skill at doing something. [formal] He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. The best and the brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess. Synonyms: skill, ability, talent, expertise Collocations: academic prowess Ironically, it was sportsmanship rather than academic prowess that allowed him entry to this new world. Times, Sunday Times Yet our country finds translating this academic prowess into business success difficult. Times,Sunday Times The research adds to growing evidence that social skills - and not simply academic prowess - are vital to success later on in life. Times, Sunday Times Yet it could do much more to translate its undoubted academic prowess into industrial excellence. Times, Sunday Times He pointed to his academic prowess. Times, Sunday Times As an island nation, we can show our engineering prowess and be the best at harnessing tidal power. The Sun It acts as a platform for them to showcase their technological and engineering prowess and nourishes growing scientific talent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The failure of multiple safety features on nuclear power plants has raised questions about the nation's engineering prowess. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Banyan developed a reputation for innovative, forward-thinking products, and tremendous engineering prowess. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was spectacular — not only was it beautiful, but the technical prowess was out of this world. Times, Sunday Times His later pure landscape paintings demonstrate this passion along with all of his hard-won technical prowess in that most intractable medium, watercolour. Times, Sunday Times Since forming in 1965, the team have flown 4,500 displays in 55 countries, wowing audiences with their technical prowess and synchronised perfection. Times, Sunday Times What the 60-year-old lacks in technical prowess, he more than makes up for in enthusiasm. Times,Sunday Times His publications on science and society insist that wisdom and technical prowess are not the same, and that we confuse them at our peril. Times, Sunday Times Everybody was focused on their own domestic high-speed, a sign of technological prowess. Times, Sunday Times And its technological prowess looks set to blow other people carriers right out of the water. The Sun Despite their technological prowess, the future men have lost certain human qualities including love, loyalty and faith which they now believe vital to their survival. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Until the 1960s and 1970s, few questioned the value of building a dam; indeed, dams were considered to represent progress and technological prowess. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were known for their technological prowess, especially in genetic engineering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 66, the newly knighted singer remains a formidable force of nature, with an appeal that spans as many generations as his undimmed vocal prowess. Times, Sunday Times But in this two-hour battle between totalitarian kitsch and soulful sincerity, the singer's inherent likeability and undimmed vocal prowess ultimately won the day. Times, Sunday Times Now, four alumni joined them as soloists, each one testimony to the vocal prowess fostered by those institutions. Times, Sunday Times He had never taken vocal lessons, but his vocal prowess gained him attention in the local scene. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The band were immediately impressed by his vocal prowess. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 杰出的技能 Japanese: あっぱれな腕前 |
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