Word · Frequency #27142
nimbly
敏捷地；机敏地
in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness, lightness, and ease
- 1.
in a nimble manner
敏捷地；灵活地
- 2.
in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; - Charles Dickens
敏捷地；轻快地
敏捷地；灵活地；敏捷地；轻快地；敏捷地；机敏地
In use
The cat nimbly jumped from the windowsill to the chair.
She nimbly dodged the puddles on her way to school.
He nimbly climbed the rocky slope without losing his balance.
nimbly scaling an iron gate
nimbly + verb
nimbly 置于动词前，强调动作的敏捷与轻巧。
The acrobat nimbly jumped from one platform to another.
杂技演员敏捷地从一平台跳到另一平台。
verb + nimbly
nimbly 也可放在动词后，意义不变，常见于描写动作方式的句子。
She moved nimbly through the crowded street.
她在拥挤的街道上灵巧地穿行。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- move nimbly
- 敏捷地移动
- The cat moved nimbly along the narrow fence.猫在狭窄的栅栏上敏捷地移动。
- nimbly avoid
- 灵巧地避开
- He nimbly avoided the puddle.他灵巧地避开了水坑。
- nimbly climb
- 敏捷地攀爬
- She nimbly climbed the steep rock face.她敏捷地攀爬陡峭的岩壁。
- nimbly adapt
- 机敏地适应
- The team nimbly adapted to the changing rules.团队机敏地适应了不断变化的规则。
- respond nimbly
- 机敏地回应
- The politician responded nimbly to the reporter's question.这名政客机敏地回应了记者的提问。
- nimbly leap
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 nimbly 联想成 nimble（灵巧的）+ -ly，想象一只猴子在树枝间轻快地跳跃。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、运动描写 副词，通常用于书面或叙述性的场景，多出现在对动作轻快、灵活的描写中；日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word fully rhymes with nimbly /ˈnɪmbli/. Trembly matches the final /mbli/ sound but has a different stressed vowel, so it is only a partial match. Dimly is a spelling lookalike that drops the /b/. Nimble, thimble, and humble are all pronounced with final /mbəl/, not /mbli/, so they do not rhyme with nimbly. Note that limb is pronounced /lɪm/ with a silent b.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.