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
充满活力的;活泼的;精力充沛的;具有很强跳跃或奔跑能力;敏捷;活跃。;动作敏捷轻快的;精力充沛;活泼;愉快;轻快。;精神好的
nimble and quick in movement; active
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。
用法提示:spry 作形容词,表示老年人身体矫健、动作敏捷。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:spry 作定语形容词,形容动作轻快、充满活力。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:spry 作表语形容词,表示精力充沛、行动敏捷。
AI contextual example
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a spry.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He runs spry.
正确表达He runs spryly.
spry 是形容词,修饰动词应使用副词形式 spryly。
sprightly强调活泼愉快,而spry侧重敏捷灵活
spy是名词或动词,而spry是形容词;拼写相近但意义不同
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