| 单词 | skill |
| 释义 | skill (once / 92 pages) n If you have an ability that required practice, training, or experience, you have a skill. His welding skill allowed him to create wonderful pieces of art out of metal plumbing pipes. He called his best work "Peace Pipes." Chess is a game of skill, but Old Maid is a game of luck. The noun skill comes from an Old Norse word, skil, which means distinction. His swimming skills left a lot to be desired: he flailed around in the pool, churning up water like an egg beater. It kept him from drowning, but it didn't look pretty. You're supposed to learn basic math and reading skills in elementary school. WORD FAMILYskill: skilful, skilfully, skillful, skills+/skilful: skilfulest/skillful: skillfulest, skillfully, skillfulness, unskillful/unskillful: unskillfully, unskillfulness USAGE EXAMPLES“This work is really hard. It’s very technical, and it involves a lot of emotion and a lot of technical skill,” Adams said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Despite the capable inner circle he is assembling, and his innate political skills, Mr. Trump will learn that the presidency is a forlorn place. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) “I was actually in charge of the cement block,” Ms. Saxon said, still in awe at her construction skills. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an ability that has been acquired by training Syn|Hypo|Hyper accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment craft, craftsmanship, workmanship skill in an occupation or trade horsemanshipskill in handling and riding horses literacythe ability to read and write marksmanshipskill in shooting mastershipthe skill of a master mixologyskill in preparing mixed drinks numeracyskill with numbers and mathematics oarsmanshipskill as an oarsman salesmanshipskill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy seamanshipskill in sailing showmanshipthe ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner soldiering, soldiershipskills that are required for the life of soldier swordsmanshipskill in fencing boatmanshipskill in handling boats housecraftskill in domestic management priestcraftthe skills involved in the work of a priest stagecraftskill in writing or staging plays tradecraftskill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage watercraftskill in the management of boats woodcraftskill in carving or fashioning objects from wood ability, power possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done 2n ability to produce solutions in some problem domain the skill of a well-trained boxer Syn|Hypo|Hyper science nose a natural skill virtuositytechnical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso bravurabrilliant and showy technical skill ability, power possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
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