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| /ˈdʒiːniəs/ |
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| 1 | C someone who is much more intelligent or skilful than other people 天才 |
| Bach’ s Magnificat is clearly the work of a genius. 巴赫的《圣母颂》显然是天才之作。 |
| She was a mathematical genius. 她是个数学天才。 |
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| 2 | U a very high level of skill or ability 天赋 |
| Dante, Leonardo, and Milton were men of genius. 但丁、莱奥纳多和米尔顿都是极有天赋的人。 |
| Baking allows you to show your creative genius. 在烘焙中你可以一展创造才能。 |
| a stroke of genius (=a very clever act or idea) At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius. 好主意；妙计；天才之举 |
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| - | have a genius for (doing) sth
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| to be very good at something |
| 擅长做某事 |
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| - | you don’ t have to be a genius
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| used for saying that something is obvious |
| 显而易见 |
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| You don’ t have to be a genius to see that it’ s not going to work. 显而易见，这行不通。 |
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| - | you’ re a genius spoken
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| used for telling someone that you are very impressed with something they have just done or said |
| 你真是个天才；你太了不起了 |
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