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

• Yao is plenty spry at27.
  27岁的姚明仍然非常灵活。
• Was spry for his advanced age.
  就他的高龄来说，他应该算是充满生气的了。
• You don't get to be 92 and still spry by being stupid.
  如果你慵懒就不能活到92并且仍然充满生气。
• He hurries to spry the stove ash on it
  他赶紧把灶火里面的灰盖在上面
• 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。
• I advised Spry to mount a SATYR operation, and demonstrated the device to him.
  我建议斯普赖安装森林之神装置，并向他作了示范。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。