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delicate

B1 adj

delicate /ˈdɛl.ɪ.kɪt/ nghĩa là mỏng manh, dễ vỡ

Các nghĩa

  1. mỏng manh, dễ vỡ

    Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.

    Those clothes are made from delicate lace.

    The negotiations were very delicate.

    There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth.

  2. tinh xảo, thanh mảnh

    Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.

    Her face was delicate.

    The spider wove a delicate web.

    There was a delicate pattern of frost on the window.

  3. dành cho đồ dễ vỡ

    Intended for use with fragile items.

    Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle.

  4. tế nhị, khéo léo

    Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.

    delicate behaviour

    delicate attentions

    delicate thoughtfulness

  5. yếu ớt, mảnh dẻ

    Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.

    a delicate child

    delicate health

  6. khó ở, mệt mỏi

    Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.

    informal

    Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. thanh nhã, tinh tế

    Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.

    a delicate dish

    delicate flavour

    They would give up ideas of gentle living, of soft raiment, and delicate feeding.

  2. duyên dáng, yêu kiều

    Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.

    Caſ[ſio]. She is a moſt exquiſite Lady. […] Indeede ſhe is a moſt freſh and delicate creature.

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