quick-witted

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌquick-ˈwitted adjective INTELLIGENTable to think and understand things quickly 聪明的；机敏的；机智的 OPP slow-witted Toby was quick-witted and entertaining. 托比机智风趣。 a quick-witted reply 机敏的回答

Examples from the Corpus

quick-witted• Brady is quick-witted and articulate.• The quick-witted Despina is a delightful character, the archetypal soubrette, just like Adèle in Die Fledermaus.• Throughout a lifetime of public service, he proved himself a quick-witted negotiator.• The female characters, too, are made of sterner stuff than the quick-witted schemers of Figaro.• John was always so quick-witted that I used to think he would have made a good secret agent.• The quick-witted will have gone instantly to the heart of the problem: what mysterious attribute distinguishes sport from games?

ˌquick-ˈwitted adjectiveChineseSyllable

Corpus to and able understand think things quickly

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