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单词 exquisite
释义
exquisite
(ɪkskwɪzɪt , ekskwɪzɪt )
1. adjective
Something that is exquisite is extremely beautiful or pleasant, especially in a delicate way.
The Indians brought in exquisite beadwork to sell.
Mr Zhang's photography is exquisite.
...her exquisite manners.
Synonyms: fine, beautiful, lovely, elegant  
exquisitely adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/-ed]
...exquisitely crafted dolls' houses.
...an exquisitely beautiful young woman.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Exquisite is used to emphasize that a feeling or quality is very great or intense. [literary, emphasis]
The words issuing from her lips gave exquisite pleasure as they flowed over him.
She peeled it with exquisite care.
Collocations:
exquisite food
The exquisite food they are able to eat?
The Sun
The exquisite food includes huge grilled prawns, freshly caught fish at unbelievable prices, and lettuce in garlic sauce - sounds horrible, but it's delicious.
Times, Sunday Times
I eat exquisite food at a table dressed with crisp white linen in a gravelled, tree-shaded courtyard with a fountain.
Times, Sunday Times
I was on my way to eat at a friend's house, a gourmet cook of nouvelle cuisine: she made exquisite food, beautifully presented, but usually not enough for my appetite.
Christianity Today
The exquisite food comes at a price.
Times, Sunday Times
exquisite precision
Everything has been painted with exquisite precision and set against a background of gorgeously worked gold, so the entire picture sparkles like a heavenly jewel.
Times, Sunday Times
He had all the exquisite precision of a mathematical sum.
Times, Sunday Times
These include molecules in which the quantum states of electron and nuclear spins can be controlled with exquisite precision.
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exquisite taste
An intellectual popinjay with exquisite taste in both the arts and sciences, he could be by turns charmingly considerate and offensively brutal.
Times, Sunday Times
How could someone so morally degenerate have such exquisite taste?
Times, Sunday Times
Patisserie became an ideal means of showing and sharing one's exquisite taste.
Times, Sunday Times
It was conveniently overlooked by the viewing balcony of a tea room, 'fitted up with exquisite taste', according to the local guidebook.
The Times Literary Supplement
What exquisite taste this displays.
Times, Sunday Times
exquisite timing
With an occasionally overreaching ambition about what stand-up could be, he's still a superb storyteller with exquisite timing.
Times, Sunday Times
It requires exquisite timing, great flexibility and co-ordination, but it's possible.
Times, Sunday Times
With exquisite timing, our financial adviser came calling this week.
Times, Sunday Times
The first volume of his history came out, with exquisite timing, in 1776.
The Times Literary Supplement
What struck me about that knock was not just his maturity but his ability to switch between exquisite timing and a power-hitting game.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 精美的
Japanese: 非常にすばらしい
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