nimble 音标拼音: [n'ɪmbəl]
a . 敏捷的,伶俐的,精明的
敏捷的,伶俐的,精明的
nimble adj 1 :
moving quickly and lightly ; "
sleek and agile as a gymnast "; "
as nimble as a deer "; "
nimble fingers "; "
quick of foot "; "
the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it " [
synonym : {
agile }, {
nimble },
{
quick }, {
spry }]
2 :
mentally quick ; "
an agile mind "; "
nimble wits " [
synonym : {
agile },
{
nimble }]
Nimble \
Nim "
ble \ (
n [
i ^]
m "
b '
l ),
a . [
Compar . {
Nimbler }
(
n [
i ^]
m "
bl [~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Nimblest } (
n [
i ^]
m "
bl [
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st ).] [
OE .
nimel ,
prob .
orig .,
quick at seizing ,
fr .
nimen to take ,
AS .
niman ;
akin to D .
nemen ,
G .
nehmen ,
OHG .
neman ,
Icel .
nema ,
Goth .
nima ,
and prob .
to Gr .
ne `
mein to distribute . [
root ]
7 .
Cf . {
Nomand }, {
Numb }.]
Light and quick in motion ;
moving with ease and celerity ;
lively ;
swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
nimble -
footed ,
nimble -
pinioned ,
nimble -
winged ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Nimble Will } (
Bot .),
a slender ,
branching ,
American grass ({
Muhlenbergia diffusa }),
of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Agile ;
quick ;
active ;
brisk ;
lively ;
prompt .
[
1913 Webster ]
98 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nimble ":
active ,
acute ,
adroit ,
agile ,
alacritous ,
alert ,
alive ,
apt ,
attentive ,
awake ,
brainy ,
breakneck ,
bright ,
brilliant ,
brisk ,
catty ,
clever ,
coruscating ,
dashing ,
deft ,
dexterous ,
dispatchful ,
double -
quick ,
eagle -
winged ,
energetic ,
expeditious ,
express ,
fast ,
featly ,
fleet ,
flying ,
galloping ,
gifted ,
graceful ,
hair -
trigger ,
handy ,
hasty ,
headlong ,
hustling ,
intelligent ,
keen ,
keen -
witted ,
light ,
light of heel ,
light -
footed ,
lightsome ,
limber ,
lithe ,
lively ,
mercurial ,
neat -
fingered ,
neat -
handed ,
nimble -
footed ,
nimble -
witted ,
no dumbbell ,
not born yesterday ,
on the ,
on the alert ,
on the ball ,
on the job ,
peart ,
precipitate ,
prompt ,
qui vive ,
quick ,
quick as lightning ,
quick as thought ,
quick -
thinking ,
quick -
witted ,
rapid ,
ready ,
reckless ,
running ,
scintillating ,
sharp ,
sharp -
witted ,
sleepless ,
smart ,
snappy ,
spanking ,
sparkling ,
speedy ,
sprightly ,
spry ,
steel -
trap ,
sure -
footed ,
swift ,
talented ,
unblinking ,
unnodding ,
unsleeping ,
unwinking ,
vigilant ,
wakeful ,
watchful ,
wide -
awake ,
winged ,
zippy
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