偏科
English translation: gifted in one subject
| 04:03 Feb 15, 2022 |
| Chinese to English translations [PRO] Education / Pedagogy / 偏科 | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Philippa Law United Kingdom Local time: 04:20 | ||||||
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1 hr confidence: 
excels in one subject Explanation: He excels in one subject/course, but he doesn't perform that well in other subjects/courses. He excels in one subject/course, but performs poorly in other subjects/courses. |
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3 hrs confidence: 
The only subject one is good at / A subject one does exceptionally well Explanation: The only subject one is good at； A subject one does exceptionally well； A subject one does particularly well. 想不到更简单的表达方法。 |
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16 hrs confidence:
uneven performance across subjects Explanation: 偏科我理解是指各门课的表现不均衡，部分好甚至极好，另一些差或极差。 作名词拟译为 uneven performance across subjects。 作动词或可译为 do well only in some subjects. |
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21 hrs confidence:
savant Explanation: a person who displays exceptional skill in a limited field |
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1 day 5 hrs confidence:
favor one course and neglect others Explanation: https://cn.bing.com/dict/search?q=偏科&qs=n&form=Z9LH5&sp=-1&p... |
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2 days 7 hrs confidence:
to prefer some subjects over others (etc.) Explanation: to attach greater emphasis on some subjects than others to be good some at subjects while fail on others (depending on the context) |
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167 days confidence:
gifted in one subject Explanation: I would not recommend any shorter/simpler translations like savant (this refers to truly exceptional skill in one field and is often used to describe someone with a kind of developmental disorder - "idiot savant" is more derogatory). Example sentence(s):
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