| 释义 | skilfulskil‧ful British English, skillful American English /ˈskɪlfəl/ ●●● W2 adjective    Skilful and confident, Donaldson should become one of the game's best players.Success in business depends on skilful management.
 But the Schuberts are a skilful bunch - real grown-up musicians with a fantastic sense of performance.Fanciful though this may sound, Blackburn is a skilful and subtle enough writer to pull it off.Finally we were told that a team had been formed but that it contained no skilful players, we remained sceptical!He established Swindon as one of the most skilful sides outside the top flight before a frustrating switch to Tyneside.Just as only a caterpillar can become a butterfly, the formal stage seems a necessary developmental step to the skilful stage.Sembene Ousmane is a story-teller and a skilful writer who can carry you along with the drama and the atmosphere regardless of subject.We both employed local Arussi as trackers, some of whom were very skilful and all of whom were tireless.With one fierce and skilful kick of his aching foot he will mend a deep concavity in the refrigerator's flank.
► skilful British English, skillful American English good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training: · a skilful player· the artist's skillful use of color· Success in business depends on skilful management.► good at something  able to do something well: · Maria is extremely good at her job.· He was very good at swimming.· I'm not very good at Maths.► skilled  having a lot of training and experience, and able to do a job well: · There is a demand for carpenters and other skilled craftsmen.· The country needs highly skilled foreign workers.· Our advisors are skilled at dealing with financial problems.► talented  having a natural ability to do something well: · a talented artist· She's an exceptionally talented student.► gifted  having a great natural ability, which few people have: · a gifted writer· a gifted player· a special school for gifted childrenvery skilful► accomplished  very skilful because you have had a lot of experience of doing something – used especially about musicians, artists, performers etc: · a highly accomplished pianist· She is one of the most accomplished theatre performers.· She's a popular dancer, and very accomplished.► expert  extremely skilful and having a lot of knowledge about doing something: · He was an expert skier.· Students learn to cook French food with the help of expert chefs.· Politicians are expert at deflecting criticism.► virtuoso  [only before noun] extremely skilful and impressive – used especially about musicians, performers, or performances: · a virtuoso violinist· The team gave a virtuoso performance in the final.good at something because you have experience or training► skilful  British /skillful American someone who is skilful  does something very well because they have had a lot of training or experience: · the artist's skillful use of color· Success in business depends on skilful management.· Skilful and confident, Donaldson should become one of the game's best players.► skilled  someone who is skilled  at a particular job has the training and skill to do it well: · There is a demand for carpenters and other skilled craftsmen.skilled job/work (=requiring special skill, especially when you use your hands): · Shoeing a horse is a skilled job, and no unskilled person should try it.highly skilled (=very skilled): · Keeping highly skilled sailors in the Navy is a priority.skilled at doing something: · Our advisors are skilled at dealing with financial problems.► expert  extremely skilful at doing something because you have gained a lot of knowledge or experience of this particular subject or activity over a long period of time: · Students learn to cook French food with the help of expert chefs.· My grandmother was an expert dressmaker.expert at/in: · Politicians are usually expert at turning a crisis to their advantage.expert help/advice/opinion etc (=given by someone who knows a lot about it): · Tennis coaches will be available to provide expert advice.► know what you're doing  spoken use this to say that someone is good at doing something and you admire and trust them because of this: · Kids can tell if a teacher doesn't know what he's doing.· You seem to know what you're doing -- I'll leave you to it.► adept  good at doing something that needs care and skill, for example dealing with people or with difficult social situations: adept at/in: · Of all our staff, Peter is the most adept at dealing with difficult customers.· McCrea was equally adept in comedy and drama.► accomplished  someone who is very good at writing, acting, or other artistic skills, especially as a result of a lot of practice and training, but who does not usually have a special natural ability for it: · His two daughters are both accomplished athletes.highly accomplished: · Johann Sebastian Bach had three sons who all became highly accomplished musicians and composers.► have a good command of  to know a subject, especially a language, well and be good at it: · Candidates should have good typing skills and a good command of English.· She has an excellent command of all the facts.► can do something in your sleep  informal to be able to do something very easily because you have done it a lot of times before: · I've played this piece so often I can practically do it in my sleep. ADVERB► more· Above all, librarians will have to become ever more skilful managers of information resources.· In any case older animals may be socially more skilful.· Lewis Preston, its new president, must make it more skilful and more efficient.· Brian, who went to New College the following year, lacked my knock-out punch but was a more skilful boxer.► most · He established Swindon as one of the most skilful sides outside the top flight before a frustrating switch to Tyneside.· The most skilful players will learn to hold their score together despite the blustery conditions.► very · We both employed local Arussi as trackers, some of whom were very skilful and all of whom were tireless.· In my opinion, the Dell 320SLi is a very skilful compromise machine, aimed firmly at travellers.· Thanks to some very skilful hanging each of the four rooms used has a very distinctive flavour all its own.NOUN► use · As the next section shows, the skilful use of mixed messages leads to a range of unintended and counter-productive consequences.· The skilful use of a piece of interesting technology by a visually handicapped pupil can become a source of pride rather than embarrassment.· One can already see many examples where skilful use of information technology has given imaginative and creative business people enormous commercial advantages.· They also responded to the king's skilful use of propaganda to generate support for the war. nounskilldeskillingadjectiveskilful/skillfulskilled ≠ unskilledverbdeskilladverbskilfully/skillfully1good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training:  a skilful footballerskilful at (doing) something  After a few years, he became very skilful at drawing.2made or done very well, showing a lot of ability:  the skilful use of sound effects  sensitive and skillful leadership—skilfully adverb:  She had used make-up skilfully to mask the bruise.THESAURUSskilful British English, skillful American English good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training: · a skilful player· the artist's skillful use of color· Success in business depends on skilful management.good at something able to do something well: · Maria is extremely good at her job.· He was very good at swimming.· I'm not very good at Maths.skilled having a lot of training and experience, and able to do a job well: · There is a demand for carpenters and other skilled craftsmen.· The country needs highly skilled foreign workers.· Our advisors are skilled at dealing with financial problems.talented having a natural ability to do something well: · a talented artist· She's an exceptionally talented student.gifted having a great natural ability, which few people have: · a gifted writer· a gifted player· a special school for gifted childrenvery skilfulaccomplished very skilful because you have had a lot of experience of doing something – used especially about musicians, artists, performers etc: · a highly accomplished pianist· She is one of the most accomplished theatre performers.· She's a popular dancer, and very accomplished.expert extremely skilful and having a lot of knowledge about doing something: · He was an expert skier.· Students learn to cook French food with the help of expert chefs.· Politicians are expert at deflecting criticism.virtuoso [only before noun] extremely skilful and impressive – used especially about musicians, performers, or performances: · a virtuoso violinist· The team gave a virtuoso performance in the final. |