🇬🇧🇨🇳 resourceful - 足智多谋 : English Lesson

Meaning of "resourceful" ("足智多谋"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Resourceful means you are very good at figuring things out, even when it’s hard. A resourceful person can use whatever they have—tools, objects, or ideas—to solve problems in smart, creative ways instead of giving up.

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Our resourceful baby sister can’t talk yet, but she points at the cookie jar, pats her tummy, and hands us a plate like a tiny manager.

The resourceful goldfish spits water at the lid of his tank right at feeding time, like he’s ringing a dinner bell.

When we forgot the tent poles, Dad got resourceful and used broomsticks, sports equipment, and one confused squirrel to hold it up.

When the power went out, Lucy was so resourceful she turned her glow-in-the-dark stickers into a night-light system for the whole bedroom.

Scientists say crows are very resourceful—they can bend wires into tools, solve puzzles, and probably figure out how to steal your fries without getting caught.

Rain flooded the road. A resourceful woman used duct tape and a stick to make a temporary pump, a resourceful neighbor handed glue, a resourceful woman wrapped her scarf to seal the hole, a resourceful woman found a rock to wedge the wheel. Passersby watched the resourceful rescue, clapped, and she laughed, riding off.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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