词汇 | SKILL |
释义 | IDIOMSLANG SKILL able to do something blindfolded and able to do something standing on one's head able to do something easily and quickly, possibly without even looking. (Informal. Able to can be replaced with can.)Bill boasted that he could pass his driver's test blindfolded.Mary is very good with computers. She can program blindfolded.Dr. Jones is a great surgeon. He can take out an appendix standing on his head. bag of tricks a collection of special techniques or methods.What have you got in your bag of tricks that could help me with this problem?Here comes Mother with her bag of tricks. I'm sure she can help us. be a past master at something to have been proven extremely good or skillful at an activity.Mary is a past master at cooking omeletes.Pam is a past master at the art of complaining. death on something accurate or deadly at doing something requiring skill or great effort.John is death on curve balls. He's our best pitcher.The boxing champ is really death on those fast punches. know (all) the tricks of the trade to possess the skills and knowledge necessary to do something.Tom can repair car engines. He knows the tricks of the trade.If I knew all the tricks of the trade, I could be a better plumber. know-how knowledge and skill. (Informal.)Peter doesn't have the know-how to mend that car.Mary hasn't the know-how to work the computer. know the ropes to know how to do something. (Informal.)I can't do the job because I don't know the ropes.Ask Sally to do it. She knows the ropes. play one's cards right and play one's cards well to work or negotiate correctly and skillfully. (Informal.)If you play your cards right, you can get whatever you want.She didn't play her cards well, and she ended up with something less than what she wanted. SKILL - LACKING out of practice performing poorly due to a lack of practice.I used to be able to play the piano extremely well, but now I'm out of practice.The baseball players lost the game because they were out of practice. |
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