be skillful at (doing) sth
She is skillful at negotiating contracts.
她擅长谈判合同。
熟练的；有技巧的；灵巧的
拥有或表现出知识、技能和才能的；精巧熟练地完成的；巧妙的；[机] 熟练的
having or showing skill and ability
拥有或表现出知识、技能和才能的
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
精巧熟练地完成的
done with delicacy and skill
She is a skillful painter who mixes colors beautifully.
她是一位技艺娴熟的画家，能把颜色调得很美。
用法提示：这里 skillful 是形容词，修饰名词 painter，表示“熟练的”。
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With a few skillful moves, he fixed the loose shelf.
他灵巧地动了几下，就把松动的架子修好了。
用法提示：skillful 作定语形容词，意为“灵巧的；巧妙的”。
AI contextual example
The surgeon's skillful hands made the operation look easy.
外科医生灵巧的双手让手术看起来很容易。
用法提示：skillful 作形容词修饰 hands，表达“熟练的”。
AI contextual example
She is skillful at negotiating contracts.
她擅长谈判合同。
He is skillful in handling difficult customers.
他善于处理难缠的客户。
The carpenter is skillful with a chisel.
这位木匠使用凿子很熟练。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very skilful in playing the piano.
正确表达He is very skillful at playing the piano.
拼写错误：美式英语拼写为"skillful"而非"skilful"；介词搭配错误：表示“擅长做某事”应用"skillful at"而非"skillful in"。
grammar · medium
易错句子She performed the task skillful.
正确表达She performed the task skillfully.
词性混淆：修饰动词"performed"需用副词"skillfully"，而非形容词"skillful"。
skillful 强调灵巧和巧妙，带有赞赏意味；skilled 强调经过训练掌握技术，更客观。
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