knack

knack /næk/
  • danh từ, ít khi dùng số nhiều
    • sở trường, tài riêng; sự thông thạo; sự khéo tay
      • to have the knack of something: làm việc gì khéo léo; có tài riêng làm việc gì
      • there is a knack in it: việc này phải làm rồi mới thạo được
    • mẹo, khoé (để làm gì)
    • thói quen, tật (trong khi viết, khi nói...)

Xem thêm: bent, hang



knack

Từ điển Collocation

knack noun

ADJ. happy | uncanny | unhappy He had the unhappy knack of making enemies in the party.

VERB + KNACK have | acquire, develop, get Once you get the knack, it's easy. | lose I don't cook much these days and I think I may have lost the knack.

PREP. ~ for a woman with a knack for handling horses | ~ of He has the knack of scoring goals just when they are most needed. | ~ to Making omelettes isn't difficult, but there's a knack to it.


Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a special way of doing something; bent, hang

    he had a bent for it

    he had a special knack for getting into trouble

    he couldn't get the hang of it


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

knacks
syn.: art know-how skill talent