单词 | precocious |
释义 | precocious (prɪkoʊʃəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A precocious child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult. Margaret was always a precocious child. She burst on to the world tennis scene as a precocious 14-year old. Despite her precocious talent for music and art, she failed both subjects at school. Synonyms: advanced, developed, forward, quick precociously adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADVERB with verb] He was a precociously bright school boy. Collocations: precocious talent There's certainly no shortage of precocious talent among the soloists and ensemble. Times, Sunday Times Phrases like 'precocious talent' and 'ultra-prolific' have followed him since. The Sun The shadow chancellor has a precocious talent - as long as he has learnt something from his youthful mistakes, he can recover. Times, Sunday Times Such modesty was sweet, but scarcely necessary given her precocious talent and natural stage presence. Times, Sunday Times In his first incarnation, as a rugby league player, he was precocious talent, a fleet-footed 6ft 5in, 16st centre. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 早熟的 Japanese: ませた |
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