单词 | versatile |
释义 | ver·sa·tile 1. a. < a versatile disposition > b. < a versatile faction > 2. a. < his steady political wisdom and his vast and versatile erudition — American Guide Series: Ind. > b. < extremely versatile in the sense that he was a painter of portraits, of genre, of still life, and of landscape — Eliot Clark > < the most versatile soprano now active — Irving Kolodin > 3. a. (1) < a versatile toe of a bird > (2) < versatile antennae > b. of an anther 4. a. < a handy, versatile material which you will find as veneer base and drawers in furniture, as cabinets and shelving — Monsanto Magazine > b. < versatile, packable separates — Woman's Home Companion > < has evolved a versatile topcoat for a man who does a lot of traveling — New Yorker > 5. < a versatile line of over 100 different papers — advt > Synonyms: < a versatile student > < a versatile athlete > < versatile interests > < a versatile combat weapon > < a versatile building material > many-sided applied to persons stresses breadth or diversity of interests or accomplishments; applied to things, their diversity of aspects, attributes, or uses < a many-sided scholar and citizen > < a many-sided and truly civilized life — G.M.Trevelyan > < a many-sided personality > < a many-sided agreement — Manchester Guardian Weekly > all-around implies completeness or symmetry in development, generally or within a single activity with many phases, not necessarily implying any special or great attainments but rather a general ability to do oneself credit; when applied to things, it implies an analogous general usefulness < many observers have called him the best all-around reporter in the country — Stanley Walker > < the all-around adaptability and quality of our men — A.B.Vosseller > |
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