dainty

['deinti]

adj.小巧精致的, 优美的, 讲究的, 可口的
n.适口的食物

a.

1. 轻巧的, 精致的

The baby's bonnet had dainty embroidery.

那婴儿的帽子饰有精美的刺绣。

2. 美味的, 可口的

3. (人)秀丽的, 优雅的

The dainty lass is his sister.

那位俊俏的小姑娘是他妹妹。

4. (对食物等)过分讲究的, 爱挑剔的[(+about)]

Our kitten is a dainty eater.

我家那只小猫吃东西很挑剔。

n.

美味, 精美的食品[C][P1]

There were dainties of every kind on the table.

桌子上放着各式各样的精美食品。

词形变化

副词: daintily | 形容词比较级: daintier | 形容词最高级: daintiest | 名词: daintiness | 名词复数: dainties |

词义辨析

同义:

a.精致的; 美味的; 优雅的

fresh  delicate  exquisite  recherche  small  pretty  cute  

同义参见:

valuable  gossamer  fussy  frail  fragile  flimsy  breakable  epicurean  delicacy  aesthetic  

反义:

a.可口的; 优雅的

coarse  vulgar  distasteful  tasteless  unpalatable  unsavory  

英英释义

名词 dainty:

something considered choice to eat

同义词：delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat

形容词 dainty:

affectedly dainty or refined

同义词：mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee

delicately beautiful

同义词：exquisite

especially pleasing to the taste

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

同义词：nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish

补充

daintydainty英:[ˈdeinti] 美:[ˈdenti]adj.1.精致的, 娇俏的, 优雅的, 美味的The little girl wore a dainty dress.小姑娘穿着一件漂亮的连衣裙。2.(指人)品位高雅的, 难以取悦的, 讲究的, 挑剔的

例句

1. The girls were dainty and feminine.那些女孩千娇百媚。 2. dainty pink flowers娇美的粉红色花朵 3. a dainty white handkerchief精致的白色手帕 4. a dainty morsel美味佳肴 5. dainty triangular sandwiches美味的三角形三明治 6. Despite her rough life, she was a dainty eater.尽管生活困难, 但她仍是个讲究饮食的人。 7. a dainty lace handkerchief.精致的花边手帕。 8. a dainty morsel.一小口美味食品。 9. a dainty appetite.挑食。 10. a dainty lace handkerchief小巧精致的花边手帕 11. Veronica took a dainty bite of the giant hot dog.韦罗妮卡优雅地咬了一口那个大热狗。 12. Her hair was decorated with dainty pink flowers.她头发上装饰着几朵粉色小花。 13. the girl's dainty little hands女孩娇小的双手 14. dainty teacups小巧玲珑的茶杯 15. The dancers' dainty steps were followed by a series of leaps.舞蹈演员在优美的舞步之后做了一连串的跳跃动作。 16. She took a dainty sip of tea from her teacup.她文雅地抿了口茶杯里的茶。 17. They served dainty sandwiches on silver trays.他们用银盘将精致可口的三明治端了上来。 18. The food was served in dainty portions.食物都被分成精致的小份送上来。 19. She sipped daintily from her teacup.她文雅地抿了口茶杯里的茶。 20. He commented on the daintiness of my hands.他说我的手很小巧。