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1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词] 不易察觉的;不明显的;微妙的；Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable.

  • //...the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things...

    发生在所有生物身上的缓慢而细微的变化

  • Intolerance can take subtler forms too.

    过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。

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  • The truth is subtly different...

    事实略有不同。

  • We change subtly all the time.

    我们每时每刻都在发生细微的变化。

2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词] 机智的;机巧的;狡猾的；A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something.

  • I even began to exploit him in subtle ways...

    我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。

  • He is a subtle character, you know.

    你知道他为人狡猾。

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  • What I've tried very subtly to do is to reclaim language.

    我费尽心机在做的就是改造、拯救语言。

3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词] 清淡的;隐约的;柔和的；Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.

  • //...subtle shades of brown.

    淡棕色

  • //...delightfully subtle scents.

    怡人的淡淡香气

  • //...whole aubergines in a very subtle sauce.

    清淡的调味汁里整只的茄子

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  • //...a white sofa teamed with subtly coloured rugs.

    白沙发搭配以色彩柔和的地垫

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