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thin θɪn θɪn Word forms: comparative thinner, superlative thinnest, 3rd person singular present tense thins, present participle thinning, past tense , past participle thinned 1 ADJ-GRADED 窄的;细的 Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. 窄的;细的 -
A thin cable carries the signal to a computer. 一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。 -
James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive. 詹姆斯面部瘦削,轮廓分明,容易过敏。 SYN narrow, fine, attenuate, attenuated 2 ADJ-GRADED (人、动物)瘦的 A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body . (人、动物)瘦的 SYN slim, spare, lean, slight thinness -
There was something familiar about him, his fawn raincoat, his thinness, the way he moved. 他有点眼熟—浅黄褐色雨衣,瘦削的身影,走路的姿态。 3 ADJ-GRADED (纸、布等)薄的 Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. (纸、布等)薄的 -
...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper. 一本用纸轻薄、字体精细的蓝皮小书 -
A thin layer of topsoil was swept away. 薄薄的一层表土被冲走了。 4 ADJ-GRADED (液体)稀的,淡的 Liquids that are thin are weak and watery. (液体)稀的,淡的 -
The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich. 汤又稀又清,味道却出奇地浓。 -
They are stirring huge pots of rice and thin vegetable soup over a fire made of charcoal. 他们搅动着架在木炭火堆上的大罐米饭和蔬菜清汤。 SYN watery, weak, diluted, dilute 5 ADJ-GRADED (人群、观众)稀少的,稀疏的 A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it. (人群、观众)稀少的,稀疏的 SYN meagre, sparse, scanty, poor 6 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (微笑)冷淡的,牵强的,不幽默的 A thin smile is one that is not friendly or humorous. (微笑)冷淡的,牵强的,不幽默的 7 ADJ-GRADED (衣物)薄的,单薄的 Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. (衣物)薄的,单薄的 SYN fine, delicate, flimsy, sheer 8 ADJ-GRADED (论点、解释)浅薄的,不足信的,说服力差的 If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. (论点、解释)浅薄的,不足信的,说服力差的 -
However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous. 然而,这个证据难以令人信服,而且有点模棱两可。 -
Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform. 就算乐观主义者的理论是对的,还是不足以阻止改革的进行。 SYN unconvincing, inadequate, feeble, poor 9 ADJ-GRADED (声音)尖声尖气的,尖细的 A voice or sound that is thin is high-pitched and not very loud. (声音)尖声尖气的,尖细的 SYN weak, faint, feeble, small 10 ADJ-GRADED (头发)稀疏的 If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. (头发)稀疏的 SYN wispy, thinning, sparse, scarce 11 V-ERG (使)变稀疏 When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. (使)变稀疏 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION] -
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time. [VERB noun] 当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木,会比一下子疏剪完效果好。 -
By midnight the crowd had thinned. [VERB] 半夜时分,人群渐渐散去了。 SYN prune, trim, cut back, weed out Thin out means the same as thin . thin out 同 thin -
NATO will continue to thin out its forces. 北约将继续缩减兵力。 -
When the crowd began to thin out, I realized that most of the food was still there. 人群渐渐散去的时候,我意识到大多数食物基本没人动过。 -
Further up the river, the vineyards start to thin out and the orange groves and almond trees take over. 继续溯流而上,葡萄园开始淡去,柑橘园和杏树多了起来。 12 VERB 使(调味汁或液体)变稀薄;使变淡 To thin a sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it. 使(调味汁或液体)变稀薄;使变淡 -
It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly. [VERB noun] 可能有必要将酱汁稍稍稀释一下。 -
Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels. [VERB noun] 阿司匹林可以稀释血液,使其在变窄的血管里更顺畅地流动。 SYN dilute, water down, weaken, attenuate Thin down means the same as thin . thin down 同 thin 13 VERB (男子的头发)变稀疏,脱落 If a man's hair is thinning, it has begun to fall out. thin on top→see: top (男子的头发)变稀疏,脱落 14 PHRASE (耐心等)消磨掉,耗尽 If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone. (耐心等)消磨掉,耗尽 -
Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin. 议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机,公众日渐失去了耐心。 15 on thin ice→see: ice thin air→see: air Phrasal verbs: - thin downthin out
ThesaurusWord PartnershipVisual Thesaurus Thesaurus | thin Also look up: | ADJ. | flimsy, transparent, wispy; (ant.) dense, solid, thick 1 lean, skinny, slender, slim, underweight; (ant.) fat, heavy 2 watery, weak; (ant.) thick 4 |
Word Partnership | Use thin with: | N. | thin face, thin fingers, thin legs, thin line, thin lips, thin mouth, thin smile, thin strips 1 thin body, thin man/woman 2 thin film, thin ice, thin layer, razor thin, thin slice 3 | ADJ. | long and thin 1 tall and thin 2 | ADV. | extremely thin, too thin, very thin 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 |
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