deft
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++deft /deft/ adjective 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 adverb —deftness noun [uncountable]
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) daftdeft adjectiveChinese
deft Corpus and skilful, often movement is a
deft
deft /deft/
adjective written
He sketched her with quick, deft strokes.
deft footwork
2. skilful at doing something
SYN adept:
his deft chairmanship of the company
—deftly adverb
—deftness noun [uncountable]
deft /deft/
adjective written Date: 1200-1300
Origin: daft
1. a deft movement is skilful, and often quick:Origin: daft
2. skilful at doing something
SYN adept:
—deftly adverb
—deftness noun [uncountable]