graceful

adj.

1. 优美的；优雅的；雅致的
   moving in a controlled, attractive way or having a smooth, attractive form
   1. The dancers were all tall and graceful.
      这些舞蹈演员都个子高高的，动作十分优雅。
   2. He gave a graceful bow to the audience.
      他优雅地向观众鞠了一躬。
   3. the graceful curves of the hills
      连绵起伏的丘陵美景
2. （尤指在困境中）得体的，有风度的
   polite and kind in your behaviour, especially in a difficult situation
   1. His father had always taught him to be graceful in defeat.
      他父亲总是教导他输了也要有风度。

1. ADJ-GRADED 优美的;优雅的
   Someone or something that is graceful moves in a smooth and controlled way which is attractive to watch.
   1. His movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.
      他的动作优美自如，看起来毫不费劲。
   2. ...graceful ballerinas.
      优雅的芭蕾舞女演员
2. ADJ-GRADED 优美的；动人的；雅致的
   Something that is graceful is attractive because it has a pleasing shape or style.
   1. A graceful medieval cathedral...
      典雅的中世纪大教堂
   2. His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
      他的字从小就写得流畅优美。
3. ADJ-GRADED 优雅的；得体的；有风度的
   If a person's behaviour is graceful, it is polite, kind, and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation.
   1. Aubrey could think of no graceful way to escape Corbet's company...
      奥布里想不出有什么得体的办法能摆脱科比特。
   2. He was charming, cheerful, and graceful under pressure.
      他在重压之下依然开朗迷人，风度优雅。

1. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
   随着陶轮的转动，制陶工人缓慢挤压陶泥块，塑出优美的造型。
2. The exterior of the building was elegant and graceful.
   这座大厦外观雅致而优美。
3. His movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.
   他的动作优美自如，看起来毫不费劲。
4. His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
   他的字从小就写得流畅优美。
5. Aubrey could think of no graceful way to escape Corbet's company
   奥布里想不出有什么得体的办法能摆脱科比特。
6. He was charming, cheerful, and graceful under pressure.
   他在重压之下依然开朗迷人，风度优雅。
7. His walk was lithe and graceful.
   他走路轻盈而优雅。
8. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
   制陶工人把黏土块捏塑成优美的形状。
9. The actor made a graceful exit.
   该演员的下场动作十分优美。
10. Her manner is graceful.
    她丰姿绰约。
11. His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.
    他的双杠动作可帅了！
12. Mt. Fuji has a graceful shape.
    富士山形态优美。
13. What a graceful, facile hand she writes!
    她那一手字写得好飘洒！
14. His Taijiquan postures are correct and graceful.
    他的太极拳式子摆得好。
15. Mei lanfang's stage walk was very graceful.
    梅兰芳的台步非常优美。
16. Dolphins are graceful and efficiently swimmers.
    海豚游泳动作敏捷，姿势优美。
17. Her suit was so well tailored that it accentuated her graceful figure.
    她的衣服非常合体，显出了她那优美的曲线。
18. Billy bud is lucid and graceful& a quietly assured masterpiece.
    《毕利·伯德》却明晰而优美&一部朴实无华的真正杰作。
19. The tall graceful form of a woman appeared at the top of the stairs.
    一个体形修长优美的女人出现在楼梯顶上。
20. The actress exited in a graceful way.
    那位女演员动作优雅地退了场。
21. All the moves of the ballerina were graceful.
    那位芭蕾舞演员的所有动作都是很美的。
22. I believe a woman should look beautiful and graceful, no matter what.
    我坚信一个女人应该让自己漂亮优雅，不管发生了什么。
23. I am just an episode in your life, but I will play the graceful cantus by my hands.
    我只是你生命中的一段插曲，但我会用我的双手弹奏出优美的旋律！
24. You are more graceful than a swan, my love.
    你是不是更优美的天鹅，我的爱。
25. It's unique in modern dance, its steps are graceful, elegant and poetic.
    它在现代舞中独树一帜，舞步优美、高雅、富有诗意。
26. A style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements.
    一种芭蕾的形式以精确传统的舞步为基础伴有优美和流畅的动作。
27. Great! You look very graceful.
    太棒了！你看起来非常文雅。
28. My architectural goal is to create graceful, ample, and friendly architecture.
    我的建筑目标是创建优美的，宽敞的和友好的建筑。
29. I love to watch you dance. You're so graceful.
    我喜欢看你跳舞。你是如此的优雅。

  elegant courtly dignified graceful【导航词义：高雅的】

  elegant adj. 优雅的，雅致的

〔辨析〕可用于人或物，指格调、衣着、仪态等优雅高贵的，多用作定语。

  courtly adj. 〈正式或文〉彬彬有礼的

〔辨析〕尤指像旧时的人们一般温文儒雅的。

  dignified adj. 有尊严的，高贵的

〔辨析〕指即使在困境中仍然举止庄重的，含令人尊重之意。

  graceful adj. 优雅的，优美的

〔辨析〕指举止、外形等优雅美丽、引人注目的。

adj

1. characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

2. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

   Synonym:    elegantrefined