{
    "term": "skilled",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having enough ability, experience and knowledge to be able to do something well",
            "sensetop": "skilled in/at something/doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a skilled engineer/negotiator/craftsman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a shortage of **skilled labour** *(= people who have had training in a skill)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is **highly skilled** at dealing with difficult customers.",
                    "contextForm": "skilled in/at something/doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wasn't very skilled with the camera yet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were skilled in the art of war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have a shortage of technically skilled workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "with"],
                "phrases": ["skilled in the art (of something)"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "needing special abilities or training",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Furniture-making is very skilled work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Interviewing is a very skilled job."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "expert",
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "with"],
                "phrases": ["skilled in the art (of something)"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skɪld/",
                "audio": "sk/skilled/skilled__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skɪld/",
                "audio": "sk/skilled/skilled__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}