delicate
微妙,细致,微妙的,精致
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- : fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- : fragile; easily damaged; frail: delicate porcelain; a delicate child.
- : so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle: a delicate flavor.
- : soft or faint, as color: a delicate shade of pink.
- : fine or precise in action or execution; capable of responding to the slightest influence: a delicate instrument.
- : requiring great care, caution, or tact: a delicate international situation.
- : distinguishing subtle differences: a delicate eye; a delicate sense of smell.
- : exquisite or refined in perception or feeling; sensitive.
- : regardful of what is becoming, proper, etc.: a delicate sense of propriety.
- : mindful of or sensitive to the feelings of others: a delicate refusal.
- : dainty or choice, as food: delicate tidbits.
- : primly fastidious; squeamish: not a movie for the delicate viewer.
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Trimming nose hairs is delicate, personal business, and the Norelco has that firmly in mind.
The sheer glass makes for a delicate and unique way to display plants.
There’s an air intake on each side, and the entire back of the machine is vented to funnel hot air away from the delicate components inside.
The demo showed it stacking several delicate wine glasses on top of each other on an unfamiliar surface.
Worse, he said, is that he had spent years digging and rigging holes to water cattle based on where rain pools, a delicate system that would be jeopardized by trenching and construction.
The scenes between Johansson and Adam Pearson, a man with neurofibromatosis, are some of the most delicate and visceral this year.
She used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face.
It's about the delicate fabric of the universe and how our fragile insides crumble when that fabric is torn.
For those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.
Its spine, too, “‘hubbed’ as the most prized European classics are,” is decorated with delicate gold squiggles and a star.
The flowers grow in clusters from the extremities of the stalk; they are yellow externally and of a delicate red within.