dainty
英 [ˈdeɪnti]
美 [ˈdeɪnti]
adj. 娇小的; 娇美的; 精致的; 小巧的; 文雅的; 优雅的; 高雅的
复数:dainties 最高级:daintiest 比较级:daintier
Collins.1 / BNC.15385 / COCA.16762
牛津词典
adj.
- 娇小的;娇美的;精致的;小巧的
small and delicate in a way that people find attractive- dainty feet
娇小可爱的脚 - a dainty porcelain cup
小巧玲珑的瓷杯
- dainty feet
- 文雅的;优雅的;高雅的
careful, often in a way that suggests good manners- She took a dainty little bite of the apple.
她文雅地咬了一小口苹果。
- She took a dainty little bite of the apple.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (动作)文雅的;(人)娇小的,秀丽的;(物)小巧的,精致的
If you describe a movement, person, or object asdainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.- The girls were dainty and feminine.
这些女孩子娇美温柔。 - ...dainty pink flowers.
娇艳的粉色花朵
- The girls were dainty and feminine.
英英释义
noun
adj
- delicately beautiful
- a dainty teacup
- an exquisite cameo
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
- affectedly dainty or refined
- especially pleasing to the taste
- a dainty dish to set before a kind
双语例句
- It featured a solo dance in which a woman in a short overall mimed a lot of dainty housework
它的亮点是一段独舞,一名身穿短罩衫的女子以哑剧形式优雅地表演了许多做家务的动作。 - A diamond brooch, not large but dainty in design.
一个钻石胸针不大但设计得很精美。 - The Benefit: These dainty leaves are highly concentrated with luteolin, a powerful flavonoid with anti-inflammatory properties.
好处:这些精致的叶子富含木犀草素(强大的类黄酮具有抗发炎的特性)。 - The lords and ladies feasted on venison and other delicacies It is really a dainty food.
勋爵们和太太们尽情享用野味和其他的精美食品。这真是美味的食品。 - I'll write dainty stories, odes to virtue.
我会写优美的故事来歌颂道德。 - It consists of a selection of dainty sandwiches ( thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off are a classic), freshly baked scones served with cream and fruit jam, cakes and pastries.
餐点包括精致的三明治(去边面包制成的薄片黄瓜三明治则是经典之选)、新鲜出炉的英式松饼配上奶油和果酱,还有蛋糕和其他甜点。 - All these elegant embroideries are creations of her dainty and dexterous hands.
这些精美的绣品都出自她那纤巧的双手。 - After a dainty egg and fish dinner, Tom said he wanted to learn to smoke, now.
他们吃完一顿美味的龟蛋和鲜鱼之后,汤姆说他要学抽烟。 - The girls were dainty and feminine.
这些女孩子娇美温柔。 - Dainty porcelain, lace, etc.
小巧精致的瓷器、花边等。