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基本释义

adj.
合适的,恰当的; 有…倾向的

词性变化

实用例句

a particularly apt description/name/comment

特别恰当的描述 / 名字 / 评论

牛津词典

apt to be forgetful/careless

健忘;常常粗心大意

牛津词典

Babies are apt to put objects into their mouths.

婴儿爱把东西往嘴里塞。

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the aptly named Grand Hotel

名副其实的大饭店

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The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929.

这份报告的措词用在今天和用在1929年一样贴切。

...an apt description of the situation.

对这种情况恰如其分的描述

She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about...

她动不动就拔高嗓门,并挥舞双手。

This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.

这种天气在冬季往往更为常见。

It's an apt description of sin's effect on us.

这也可以用来描述罪对我们的影响.

期刊摘选

This seems apt: integrated circuits have become the grease of the information economy.

这似乎容易想到: 集成电路已经变成信息经济的润滑剂.

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If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyer's cases.

如果某人不善于详细查看事物, 仅限于用一事物去和另一事物对比、解释的话, 就让他去见识见识律师怎么办案子.

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That is an apt description of the global investment environment up until Bear Stearns 2008.

那是对全球性投资环境的适当描述,直到2008年贝尔斯登事件发生.

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The target orientation that administers theory is be apt to is treated.

治理理论的目标取向是善治.

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En 1483 , La Provence se donne à la France; Apt suit.

在1483年, 普罗旺斯地区投靠了法国, APT随此属于法国.

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He is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant.

他很容易忽视那些他认为不重要的问题.

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China cups are apt to break.

瓷杯容易打碎.

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People are apt to confuse the two issues.

人们容易把这两个问题混淆起来.

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He is the most apt of all pupils.

他是所有学生中最聪明的一个.

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Iron is apt to rust.

铁易生锈.

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The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches.

贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采.

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She is apt at languages.

她善于学习语言.

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He is an apt pupil.

他是个聪明的学生.

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Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.

食物在夏天爱变质.

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If she showed any tendency to coquetry he would be apt to straighten her tie, or if she " took up " with him at all, to call her by her first name.

如果那女子露出点卖弄风情的品性,他就会上前去帮她理理领带, 如果她 ‘ 吃 ’ 他那一套献殷勤的手段, 他马上开始用小名称呼她了.

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The remark was most apt.

那评论很恰当.

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He is apt to get excited over trifles.

他容易为小事而激动.

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Paper is apt to catch fire.

纸容易着火.

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We are apt to wish for what we can't have.

我们往往会祈求得不到的东西.

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Beginners are too apt to make mistakes in grammar.

初学者极易犯语法错误.

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真题例句

As he and other researchers examined the question of why teens were more apt to take risks in the company of other teenagers,they came to suspect that a crowd's influence need not always be negative.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant;

    "he is apt to lose"

    "she is liable to forget"

  • 2. mentally quick and resourceful;

    "an apt pupil"

    "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

  • 3. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;

    "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"

    "I am not minded to answer any questions"

  • 4. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;

    "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"

    "an apt reply"

同义词辨析

fit, proper, suitable, appropriate, apt, fitting

这些形容词均表示"适当的"或"适合的"之意。

  • fit: 指具有适合于某个目的,某种工作或某种用途等必需的品质或条件。
  • proper: 往往侧重于符合某个标准或习惯。
  • suitable: 指具有适合于某种特定场合、地位或情况等的品质。
  • appropriate: 指专门适合于某人或某事,语气较重,强调"恰如其分"。
  • apt: 专指性质或构造适合达到某一目的或得到某种结果的要求。
  • fitting: 指与当时的目标、情绪状态、气氛、场合等相适应。

liable, apt, likely, prone, subject

这些形容词均含"倾向于……的;易于……的"之意。

  • liable: 指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。
  • apt: 口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。
  • likely: 侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。
  • prone: 多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
  • subject: 指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。

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