delicate

英 ['delɪkət] 美 ['delɪkət]

• adj. 微妙的；精美的；纤细的；脆弱的；敏锐的；美味的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 娇弱的,纤细的

   soft or tender when touched; made of sth fine or thin

2. 易碎的,脆弱的

   easily damaged or injured

3. 微妙的,有技巧的,得当的

   sensitive; showing or needing tact and good judgement in human relations

4. 精美的,雅致的

   finely made; delightful

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 微妙的
2. 精美的
3. 纤细的
4. 易碎的
5. 灵敏的
6. 脆弱的
7. 鲜美的
8. 精致的
9. 娇弱的
10. 雅致的
11. 清淡可口的
12. 棘手的
13. 精密的
14. 敏锐的
15. 脆的
16. 娇贵的
17. 纤弱的
18. 细长的
19. 柔软的

n. 名词

1. 精美的食物或佳肴
2. 精美的东西

英英释义

Adjective:

1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury;

   "a delicate violin passage"
   "delicate china"
   "a delicate flavor"
   "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
   

2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;

   "a surgeon's delicate touch"
   

3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed;

   "a kite too delicate to fly safely"
   "fragile porcelain plates"
   "fragile old bones"
   "a frail craft"
   

4. easily hurt;

   "soft hands"
   "a baby's delicate skin"
   

5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;

   "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
   

6. difficult to handle; requiring great tact;

   "delicate negotiations with the big powers"
   "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
   "a touchy subject"
   

7. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;

   "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The international situation is very delicate at present.
   目前的国际形势极其微妙。
2. He persecuted me with various delicate questions.
   他用种种微妙的问题把我难倒了。
3. She wears a dress with delicate lace.
   她穿了一件带有精致花边的裙子。
4. Don't grasp at the delicate branch, or you may break it.
   不要去抓这嫩枝,你会把它折断的。
5. The scientist needs some delicate instruments.
   这位科学家需要一些精密的仪器。
6. He has a delicate sense of smell.
   他嗅觉灵敏。
7. They are the most delicate morsels.
   这些确是最好吃的部分。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She is a delicate girl.
   她是个清秀的女孩。
2. The pretty girl has a delicate skin.
   这位漂亮的姑娘具有细嫩的皮肤。
3. This has been regarded as a delicate subject.
   这已被认为是一项棘手的问题。
4. I admired your delicate handling of the situation.
   我很钦佩你这样巧妙地处理了这种局面。
5. Some delicate people don't like to offend.
   言行得体的人不喜欢冒犯人。
6. It's a porcelain of delicate workmanship.
   这是一个工艺精美的瓷器。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Her health is delicate.
   她的身体很虚弱。
2. The international situation is delicate at present.
   目前的国际形势很紧张。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is very delicate for his appearance.
   他对自己的外表非常注重。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. The plate was so delicate that I was afraid to wash it.
   那盘子非常薄,我简直不敢洗。

经典引文

• Haerlem is a very delicate town.

  出自： Evelyn

• The sun broke out into a warm delicate day.

  出自： G. White

• Not to take delight in delicate meats.

  出自： M. Pattison

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

in a delicate condition

〈口〉怀孕 pregnant

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• delicate perfume 淡雅的香水
• delicate plant 娇弱的植物
• delicate sense of smell 灵敏的嗅觉
• delicate shade of pink 淡粉红色
• delicate skin 娇嫩的皮肤
• delicate structure 精巧的结构
• delicate china 易碎的瓷器
• the delicate flavor of salmon 鲑鱼清淡可口的味道
• the delicate beauty of snowflake 雪花的精美

～+介词

• delicate for 对…敏感

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. delicate的基本意思是“娇弱的,纤细的”,也可指颜色或气味“柔和的,淡的,浅的”,食物或味道“美味的,清淡可口的”,感官或仪器“精密的,灵敏的”,人际关系“微妙的,有技巧的,得当的”,人“脆弱的,娇弱的”,物“易碎的”“精美的,雅致的”等。
2. delicate无比较级和最高级形式。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

delicate, fine, subtle

• 这三个词均可表示“微妙的,细微的”。delicate含有需要谨慎处理或对待的意思; fine带有“细微的,不易察觉的”意思; subtle有时带有原来“聪明的,机敏的”意思。

delicate，fine，subtle

• 这3个形容词均含“微妙的，细微的”之意。
• delicate侧重指需要谨慎处理和对待。
• fine隐含“不易察觉的”意味。
• subtle侧重有洞察、领悟事物细微差别以及微妙关系的能力。

近反义词

【近义词】

• dine
• sensitive
• weak

【反义词】

• healthy
• strong