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| 1 | tall or long and thin in an attractive way 苗条的；修长的；纤细的 |
| slender fingers 纤细的手指 |
| a slender young man 身材修长的年轻男子 |
| She has a tall slender figure. 她个高，身材苗条。 |
| | 1a | not very wide 细长的 | | a plant with slender leaves 叶子细长的植物 | | a pair of shoes with slender black heels 一双带黑色细跟的鞋子 | |
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| 2 | very small in degree and only just enough 微薄的；微少的；微弱的 |
| They won by a slender majority. 他们以微弱多数取胜。 |
| The charity has been existing on very slender resources. 这个慈善团体一直靠非常微薄的经济来源维持。 |
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| slenderness noun U |
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