delicate

1. ADJ Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped. 精巧的; 精美的

He had delicate hands. 他有一雙纖細(xì)的手。

2. delicatelyADV 精巧地; 精美地[ADV adj/-ed]

She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes. 她是個羞怯纖美的姑娘，長著一雙藍(lán)色的大眼睛。

3. ADJ Something that is delicate has a colour, taste, or smell which is pleasant and not strong or intense. 柔和的 (顏色); 清淡可口的 (味道)

Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour. 嫩扁豆肉質(zhì)細(xì)嫩，味道清淡可口。

4. delicatelyADV 清淡可口地[ADV -ed/adj]

...a soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg. …以肉桂清淡地調(diào)味的一道湯。

5. ADJ If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage, or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully. 易碎的; 脆弱的

Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate. 雖然那珊瑚看起來堅硬，它其實非常易碎。

6. ADJ Someone who is delicate is not healthy and strong, and becomes ill easily. 病弱的

She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable. 她身體纖弱，而且心理也不穩(wěn)定。

7. ADJ You use delicate to describe a situation, problem, matter, or discussion that needs to be dealt with carefully and sensitively in order to avoid upsetting things or offending people. 微妙的

Ottawa and Washington have to find a delicate balance between the free flow of commerce and legitimate security concerns. 渥太華和華盛頓必須在自由貿(mào)易流通和司法安全事務(wù)之間找到一個微妙的平衡。

8. delicatelyADV 微妙地[ADV with v]

Clearly, the situation remains delicately poised. 顯而易見，形勢仍然保持著微妙的平衡。

9. ADJ A delicate task, movement, action, or product needs or shows great skill and attention to detail. 棘手的; 需要小心處理的

...a long and delicate operation carried out at a hospital in Pittsburgh. …匹茲堡市一家醫(yī)院里進(jìn)行的一項耗時且棘手的手術(shù)。

10. delicatelyADV 棘手地[ADV with v]

...the delicately embroidered sheets. …那些刺繡繁復(fù)的床單。