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a natural ability to do something well 天才；天资；天赋 The festival showcases the talent of young musicians. 这个节日展示了年轻音乐家的才华。 to possess/have exceptional musical talent 拥有/具有非凡的音乐天赋 The team is known for nurturing raw talent. 这个团队以培养天才而闻名。 a man of many talents 多才多艺的男子 - talent for (doing) something
She displayed her talent for comedy at the event. 她在活动中展示了自己的喜剧天赋。 She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted. 她很有天资，能够达成自己的目标。 a talent contest/competition (= in which people perform, to show how well they can sing, dance, etc.) 才艺竞赛。
Extra Examplesto have great artistic talent 很有艺术天赋 Hard work is important, but it is no substitute for talent. 努力固然重要，但不能代替天赋。 He is a violinist of exceptional talent. 他是一位才华出众的小提琴手。 Her talents lay in organization. 她的才能在于组织方面。 His parents accused him of wasting his talents and abilities. 他父母批评他虚掷自己的才华。 It takes real talent to write a great pop song. 创作一首一流的流行歌曲需要非凡的才华。 The banquet gave the chef a chance to flaunt his talents. 宴会给了这位厨师展示才能的机会。 Where does her musical talent come from? 她的音乐天赋是从哪里来的？ You have a natural talent for storytelling. 你天生会讲故事。 an effort to develop his creative talents to the full 为充分开发他的创造才能而作的努力
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people or a person with a natural ability to do something well 有才能的人；人才；天才 to nurture/develop young talent 培养/发展年轻人才 We are losing our top talent to other countries who pay more. 我们的顶尖人才正在流失，去往报酬更丰厚的国家。 He is a great talent. 他是个了不起的人才。
Extra ExamplesThere is a wealth of young talent in British theatre. 英国戏剧界年轻一代人才辈出。 Hollywood directors have a marvellous pool of acting talent to draw from. 好莱坞的导演有大量表演人才可以选择。 The company is always looking out for new talent. 公司一直在物色新的人才。 The festival attracts talent from all over the world. 该节吸引世界各地的人才。 There is a shortage of new comedy talent coming through. 罕有新的喜剧人才成长起来。 United have unearthed a real talent in this young defender. 联队发掘了这名天才的年轻后卫。 one of the few teams that relies on home-grown talent 少数依靠本土人才的队伍之一
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people who are sexually attractive （统称）性感的人
Word OriginOld English talente, talentan (as a unit of weight), from Latin talenta, plural of talentum ‘weight, sum of money’, from Greek talanton. The current sense is a figurative use based on the parable of the talents in the Bible (Matt. 25:14–30).