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

• Objective To study h Spry 2 gene's role in the tumorigenesis.
  目的探讨hSpry2基因在136例肿瘤发生中的作用。
• 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。
• He is very spry and well-dressed, more like a young society man than anything else, and very standoffish.
  他很活泼，衣着很讲究，很象一个社交场中的年轻人，而且很自高自大。
• He was very spry and well-dressed.
  他很活泼而且衣着讲究。
• The application of spry-starch in paper making
  喷雾淀粉在造纸中的应用
• He's70 years old, but very spry.
  他七十岁了，还很清健。
• 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。
• He hurries to spry the stove ash on it
  他赶紧把灶火里面的灰盖在上面
• The sea spry stings all their cuts and bruises.
  飞溅的浪花灼痛了他们的伤口和肿处。
• Was spry for his advanced age.
  就他的高龄来说，他应该算是充满生气的了。