A delicate wine will be overpowered by strong food.

一种精美的葡萄酒会被味道浓烈的食物压过。

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Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint.

它的大叶子常现出一种柔和的淡紫色。

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Ottawa and Washington have to find a delicate balance between the free flow of commerce and legitimate security concerns.

渥太华和华盛顿必须在自由贸易流通和司法安全事务之间找到一个微妙的平衡。

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The Nobel committee said the book "is like a surgical operation on one of the most delicate parts of the social body."

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because with such a delicate and advanced area of science,

因为这部分的科学实验太精细太先进了，

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In "Mowing," the scythe makes a sound as it cuts, and that sound is delicate, it's quiet, it whispers.

在“割草“中镰刀割草时发出声响，这个声音很微弱，安静，像低声细语。

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With Greece and its private creditors still negotiating the scale of haircuts to be imposed on bondholders, this may have been too delicate a time for leaders to discuss Greece.

ECONOMIST: European politics

As for trying to set up regional internet clusters, China seems committed, but so far Silicon Valley has proved far too complex and delicate a system for a bureaucrat to copy.

ECONOMIST: Innovation in China

Dying must be a delicate passage, a sweet slipping away to rest.

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