fluent; recite flawlessly; know by heart; be thoroughly proficient in
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
fluent and well-practiced; recite flawlessly
literaryLiterally 'like a ripe melon rolling off the vine,' it describes the ease and fluency of recitation from memory. Often used in contexts of learning and mastery.
Tā他
bǎ把
zhěng整
piān篇
kè课
wén文
bèi背
dé得
gǔn滚
guā瓜
làn烂
shú熟
。
He can recite the entire text fluently and by heart.
Jīng经
guò过
yī一
zhōu周
de的
liàn练
xí习
，
tā他
duì对
dá答
lù录
jī机
de的
zhǐ指
lìng令
yǐ已
jīng经
gǔn滚
guā瓜
làn烂
shú熟
le了
。
After a week of practice, he is thoroughly proficient with the instructions of the answering machine.
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Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
，
tā他
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
nián年
dài代
shì事
jiàn件
zǎo早
yǐ已
gǔn滚
guā瓜
làn烂
shú熟
。
As a historian, he already knows these dates and events inside out.