to deal with a situation or a person in a skilful and often slightly dishonest way巧妙地应对;用策略对付
She finessed the interview by playing down her lack of experience and talking about her long-standing interest in the field.她对自己的经验不足轻描淡写,转而谈论自己对该领域长久以来的兴趣,就这样巧妙地把采访应对过去了。
to improve something so it is the best it can possibly be使…达到最好状态
After they'd finessed the software, they followed the people using it for several months.他们在改善软件后跟踪了用户好几个月的时间。