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be spry
She is surprisingly spry for her age.
她年纪这么大却出奇地精神矍铄。
敏捷的；矫健的；轻快的
sprier — comparative of spry
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敏捷的；矫健的；轻快的
nimble and quick in movement; active
She is surprisingly spry for her age.
她年纪这么大却出奇地精神矍铄。
具有很强跳跃或奔跑能力；敏捷；活跃。
Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
动作敏捷轻快的
moving quickly and lightly
精力充沛；活泼；愉快；轻快。
Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly.
My grandmother is still spry enough to walk to the market every morning.
我奶奶仍然很矫健，每天早晨都能走到市场。
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The spry puppy jumped over the fence and ran around the yard.
那只活泼的小狗跳过栅栏，在院子里跑来跑去。
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Despite his age, he remains spry and enjoys hiking in the hills.
尽管他年事已高，他仍然精力充沛，喜欢在山上徒步。
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the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
那只老狗非常敏捷,我们还没来得及阻止,它已经跑到楼梯半腰了。
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She is surprisingly spry for her age.
她年纪这么大却出奇地精神矍铄。
The spry old man climbed the stairs quickly.
那位精神矍铄的老人很快爬上了楼梯。
常用于描述老年人保持活力。
He remains spry well into his eighties.
他八十多岁了仍然很敏捷。
Not this
He is a spry.
Use this
He is spry.
spry 是形容词，不能直接跟在冠词 a 后面作为名词使用；应去掉冠词。
Not this
He runs spry.
Use this
He runs spryly.
spry 是形容词，修饰动词应使用副词形式 spryly。
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通常用于形容老年人或年长者的敏捷和活力。
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