spry

英 [spraɪ]

美 [spraɪ]

adj.  (尤指老人)精力充沛的，充满活力的

BNC.43428 / COCA.28741

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (尤指老人)精力充沛的,活跃的，充满活力的
  Someone, especially an old person, who isspry, is lively and active.
  1. The old gentleman was as spry as ever.
     这位老先生依然健旺。
  2. ...a spry old lady.
     精神矍铄的老妇人

英英释义

adj

• moving quickly and lightly
  1. sleek and agile as a gymnast
  2. as nimble as a deer
  3. nimble fingers
  4. quick of foot
  5. the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
  Synonym:agilenimblequick

双语例句

• First, there's family, brother, nephews, spry aged Edith stepmother
  出席者首先是我的家人，我哥哥，侄子外甥，96岁高龄的继母埃迪丝精力仍充沛
• The blooms have a powerful fragrance-an outstanding example of the classic English Rose scent based on the myrrh note first introduced with Constance Spry.
  在华有一个强大的香水-一个典型的英国玫瑰香味突出的例子没药的基础上首先注意到康斯坦茨斯普赖介绍。
• Paul Sherman Yale was small, spry and upright.
  保罗·谢尔曼·耶尔身材矮小，动作敏捷，站得笔挺。
• He looked to be in his seventies and, although careful with his steps, quite spry for his age.
  他看上去七十多岁的样子，虽然他走路很小心，但他的步伐对他这个年龄的人来说还算很敏捷。
• We need younger, more spry leaders to take over from these geriatrics.
  肯尼亚需要的不是这些老气横秋的领袖，而是年轻、充满活力的领导人。
• He was very spry and well-dressed.
  他很活泼而且衣着讲究。
• Even if you are spry and energetic, you may want to consider a home for retirement that will fill your needs for years to come.
  即使你是喷雾和精力充沛，你可能要考虑一个家，为退休，将填补你的需要，为今后几年的。
• While Sir Run Run may feel spry enough to walk down the red carpet again next year, a deal he is trying to broker may bring an end to his reign as chairman of the broadcaster he helped found 41 years ago.
  虽然邵逸夫可能觉得精力足够充沛，明年可以再次走下红地毯，但他努力撮合的一桩交易，可能终结他在TVB的统治。41年前，他协助创立了这家广播电视公司。
• The sea spry stings all their cuts and bruises.
  飞溅的浪花灼痛了他们的伤口和肿处。
• The application of spry-starch in paper making
  喷雾淀粉在造纸中的应用