skinny
adjective
informaluk/ˈskɪn.i/us/ˈskɪn.i/skinnyadjective(THIN)
mainlydisapproving
verythin:
非常瘦的,皮包骨头的You shouldeatmore - you're too skinny.你应该多吃点儿,你太瘦了。
Myfavouritesilhouetteisbigshouldersand skinnylegs.
having less flesh on the body than average
- thinShe's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
- skinnyYou should eat more. You're much too skinny.
- scrawnyHe hated his scrawny legs.
- slimHe was tall, very slim, with pale, deep-set eyes.
- slenderHe put his arms around her slender waist.
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
- be skin and bone(s)idiom
- beanpole
- cadaverous
- ectomorph
- emaciation
- gauntness
- gracile
- hard-bodied
- hatchet-faced
- hollow
- hollow-cheeked
- lanky
- raw-boned
- scrawny
- slenderize
- slight
- svelte
- sylphlike
- trim
- wasted
skinnyadjective(FOOD AND DRINK)
lowinfat; usedespeciallyofcoffeemade withlow-fatmilk:
(尤指咖啡)低脂的:
a skinnylatte紧身的
Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- box scheme
- carb
- cep
- delicacy
- eats
- farm box
- fast food
- fayre
- food
- grub
- mouthful
- non-food
- nosh
- perishables
- portion
- produce box
- sustenance
- whole food
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
skinnyadjective(CLOTHES)
narrowandfittingcloselyto thebody:
紧身牛仔裤skinnyjeans
Tight and tightening
- astringency
- chokehold
- close-fitting
- fast
- inelasticity
- retighten
- stiffen
- strain
- super-tight
- tauten
- tautly
- tautness
- tense
- tight
- tight-fitting
- tighten
- tightensomethingup
- tightly
- tightness
- up
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Style & appearance of clothes
skinnyadjective(NOT BIG OR STRONG ENOUGH)
notbigorstrongenough:
Mitch McConnell’s “skinny” Covid-19reliefbillfailedtopassthe USSenate.
Thebestpriceis a skinny 5-4.
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
- be at a premiumidiom
- be thin on the groundidiom
- dearth
- deficiency
- deficient
- gold dust
- lacking
- like gold dustidiom
- long onsomethingand short onsomethingidiom
- lousy
- meagre
- measly
- nearly
- scarcity
- scrubby
- shortage
- shortfall
- shortness
- shy
- thin
skinny
noun
informaluk/ˈskɪn.i/us/ˈskɪn.i/skinnynoun(TRUTH)
[U]
trueinformationabout someone or something:
Get the skinny on hundreds ofcelebsinour"People Profiles"section.紧身牛仔裤
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- above board
- anti-corruption
- artless
- artlessly
- artlessness
- bone
- honestly
- honourable
- honourably
- in
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom
- in good faithidiom
- joke
- nail
- spotless
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrowidiom
- the straight and narrowidiom
- transparency
skinnynoun(CLOTHES)
skinnies[plural]
skinnyjeans:
白衬衫配紧身牛仔裤总是很好看。Awhiteshirtand skinnies is always a goodlook.
Trousers
- bell-bottomed
- bell-bottoms
- Bermuda shorts
- blue jeans
- bootcuts
- cycling shorts
- daisy dukes
- denim
- drainpipe
- dress pants
- kecks
- knickerbockers
- knickers
- lederhosen
- leggings
- skort
- stirrup pants
- stride
- tracksuit bottoms
- trews