英语词汇waif-like怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

waif-like

adjective

/ˈweɪf.laɪk/us

/ˈweɪf.laɪk/

verythinanddelicateinappearance:

瘦弱的；弱不禁风的

waif-likesupermodels弱不禁风的超级模特

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)

be skin and bone(s)idiom
beanpole
cadaverous
ectomorph
emaciation
gaunt
gauntness
gracile
hard-bodied
hatchet-faced
hollow
hollow-cheeked
lanky
raw-boned
skinny
slenderize
slight
svelte
sylphlike
trim

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(Definition ofwaif-likefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwaif-like

waif-like

And moreover, why are the women so darn skinny andwaif-like?

FromHuffington Post

He was thus thrown (waif-like) amongst the great body of the people; was at once estimated, and soon rose into renown.

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单词	waif-like
释义	waif-like adjective uk /ˈweɪf.laɪk/us /ˈweɪf.laɪk/ verythinanddelicateinappearance: 瘦弱的；弱不禁风的 waif-likesupermodels弱不禁风的超级模特 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be skin and bone(s)idiom beanpole cadaverous ectomorph emaciation gaunt gauntness gracile hard-bodied hatchet-faced hollow hollow-cheeked lanky raw-boned skinny slenderize slight svelte sylphlike trim See more results » (Definition ofwaif-likefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofwaif-like waif-like And moreover, why are the women so darn skinny andwaif-like? FromHuffington Post He was thus thrown (waif-like) amongst the great body of the people; was at once estimated, and soon rose into renown. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/waif-like##
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