skilled

Word family

skilled /skɪld/ adjectiveadj

1 GOOD ATsomeone who is skilled has the training and experience that is needed to do something well 〔人〕有技能的，熟练的 OPP unskilled

Skilled craftsmen, such as carpenters, are in great demand.

对木工之类的熟练工匠需求量很大。

The company is fortunate to have such highly skilled workers.

公司有这样一些技能熟练的工人真是幸运。

skilled at/in

She’s very skilled at dealing with the public.

她和公众打交道很有一套。

The school offers a program for students who are skilled in metalwork.

学校为精于金工的学生开设了一门课程。

► see thesaurus at skilful

2 BETI[usually before noun] skilled work needs people with special abilities or training to do it 〔工作〕需要特殊技能的，需受过专门训练的 OPP unskilled

Bricklaying is very skilled work.

砌砖是一项很需要技术的工作。

Examples from the Corpus

skilled• The hallmark of the industrial revolution has been the slow replacement of the unskilled by the skilled.• As is typical of most women's paid employment, this work is not considered particularly skilled and wages are low.• I have a friend at Sotheby's, who is sending a skilled art packer to box up these things tomorrow.• Our advisors are skilled at dealing with financial problems.• There is a demand for carpenters and other skilled craftsmen.• Many Silicon Valley companies are growing so fast, they are eager to build a skilled high-tech workforce.• Shoeing a horse is a skilled job, and no unskilled person should try it.• Instead, we imprisoned thousands of skilled people, and thousands more fled in terror.• Nevertheless, as in many other situations the analyst, himself a skilled performer, has some success in practice.• Alyse was a skilled rider and tried to help me with my technique, but I never excelled.• Keeping highly skilled sailors in the Navy is a priority.• More women are entering skilled trades such as carpentry and cooking.• There is a shortage of skilled workers in the area.• This mechanisation helped the skilled workers to increase production rapidly and to produce the cloth more cheaply.

skilled at/in• The effect of this is to give the advantage to the person who is skilled at calling names.• The whole family was skilled in handling horses.• These payments were equivalent to those made to specialists who were skilled in influencing demons and spirits.• Those who had perfected the machines gave way to those skilled at rounding up the public.• Although she has no formal speech training, she is skilled at the lectern.• Hence, head office attracts the power brokers skilled in the politics of resource allocation.• The valleys began to fill rapidly with people who became skilled in the textile industry.• If the anxiety does not diminish, more emotional probing may need to take place with some one skilled in this area.

From Longman Business Dictionary

skilledskilled /skɪld/ adjectiveadjHUMAN RESOURCES

1someone who is skilled has the training and experience that is needed to do something well

Skilled craftsmen, such as carpenters, bricklayers etc, are in great demand.

Medical technology companies face a serious shortage of skilled labor (=workers with special skills) in the next decade.

In a more technological society, there will be an increased demand for a skilled workforce.

skilled at/in

She’s very skilled at dealing with members of the public.

2work that is skilled needs special abilities or training in order to do it

Bricklaying is very skilled work.