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单词 graceful
释义
graceful
adjective
uk
/ˈɡreɪs.fəl/us
/ˈɡreɪs.fəl/

gracefuladjective(MOVEMENT)

C1
movingin asmooth,relaxed,attractiveway, or having asmooth,attractiveshape:
优美的；优雅的；雅致的
gracefulmovements优雅的动作
a gracefulneck美丽的脖颈
More examples
  • Thegazelleis one of theswiftestand most graceful ofanimals.
  • She is awonderfullygracefuldancer.
  • Headmiredthe gracefulproportionsof theGeorgianarchitecture.
  • Thetrees,slenderand graceful,swayedgentlyabove us.
  • With asilent, gracefuldive, shedisappearedbeneath thesurfaceof thelake.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attractive
  • adorable
  • adorbs
  • aesthetic
  • aesthetically
  • alluring
  • distinguished
  • dreamy
  • easy
  • elegant
  • elegantly
  • majestic
  • melting
  • mesmerizing
  • nice-looking
  • noble
  • telegenic
  • tempting
  • to die foridiom
  • turn out
  • twee
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gracefuladjective(BEHAVIOUR)

C2
behavingin apoliteandpleasantway:
得体的，体面的；有风度的
Shefinallyapologized, but she wasn't very graceful about it.她最后道了歉，但是态度有些勉强。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Polite and respectful
  • candy coat
  • candy-coated
  • chivalrous
  • chivalrously
  • chivalry
  • courtly
  • couth
  • deferential
  • deferentially
  • euphemistic
  • graciousness
  • keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
  • manner
  • mind/watch your mannersidiom
  • non-intrusive
  • super-polite
  • tactful
  • tactfully
  • ultra-civilized
  • ultra-refined
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Related words

gracefully
gracefulness
(Definition ofgracefulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgraceful

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By contrast, 'graceful' does tell us something about someone's dancing when that action is said to be (truly)graceful. 26.
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However, it is not clear that being ' pure ' act is a true property in the same sense as 'graceful' dancing is.
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The dominant cultural discourse in the ' dance exercise ' curriculum focused ongracefulmovement of the body in relation to others.
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Nothing heroic such as going out of a tent and not coming back, but somethinggraceful, practical, and helpful.
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As he does so, he instructs his patron in the art of giving by asserting that obliqueness (rather than directness) makes the favour moregraceful.
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The proudly held head was supported on a long,gracefulneck, on superb shoulders.
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Especially important are cartographic techniques that locate land grants on modern base maps ; indeed, the numerous maps aregracefuland effective.
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The performance might best be described as a dance - the four hands moved withgracefulgestures over the keys.
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I'd rather stay agnostic on this, even for a verygracefulrobot.
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She danced like a swan, tall andgraceful.
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He believes thatgracefulapplication of usage traditions and modern nuances can both attract and inform broad audiences.
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The social construction of the older person was as agracefulbody involved in movement, so forming patterns with others.
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Thegracefulsecond subject bizarrely never recurs, and another simpler theme presented by the soloist takes precedence.
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In a culture which develops slowly enough to allow agracefulaccommodation folkways may be drawn together into rich and intricate institutional patterns.
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She is opulent,graceful, and beautiful, and conducts herself in a very dignified manner.
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