deft

Word family

deft /deft/ adjectiveadj written

1 GOOD ATa deft movement is skilful, and often quick 〔行动〕灵巧的，敏捷的

He sketched her with quick, deft strokes.

他给她画素描，下笔又快又熟练。

deft footwork

敏捷的步法

2 GOOD ATskilful at doing something 〔做某事〕在行的，熟练的 SYN adept

his deft chairmanship of the company

他对公司驾轻就熟的领导

—deftly adverbadv

—deftness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

deft• Dreamy, deft and economical, it was born to prowl the airwaves.• Thanks to deft chairmanship and bluntness, he drew from it a respectable report that won praise for its forthrightness.• Combining powerful smashes with deft drop-shots, Hall beat Steve Baddeley 15-18,15-4,15-4 in a 66-minute final.• All feature his full-bodied tone and deft improvisations.• Associates describe him as a deft manipulator of the media and of the young women he turns into pop superstars.• His work on Phylloxera is mimicked by deft strokes, as are his studies of chicken cholera.• Our sense of time within these television years is so deft that we can make all sorts of jokes from it.• Our offer of riches beyond dreams still stands for those deft with pen and sharp of wit.• The songs demonstrate Costello's deft wordplay.

Origin deft

(1200-1300) daft

Chinese

Corpus

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18561 COCA: 14831

deft

Skilful and able: able, capable, professional...