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| 1 | a thin object or material has only a short distance between two opposite sides, edges, or surfaces 薄的 |
| The box was covered with a thin layer of dust. 箱子上蒙着一层薄薄的灰尘。 |
| There’ s a thin crack in the glass. 玻璃上有条很浅的裂痕。 |
| Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes into thin slices. 把黄瓜和西红柿切成薄片。 |
| | 1a | someone with thin features has a long and narrow mouth , nose etc （鼻子）细长的；（嘴唇）薄的 | | thin lips 薄嘴唇 | |
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| 2 | someone who is thin has very little fat on their body （人）瘦的 |
| Charles was thin and very tall. 查尔斯又瘦又高。 |
| She has been ill and is much too thin. 她病得骨瘦如柴。 |
| | 2a | a thin part of the body has very little fat on it （身体部位）瘦的 | | thin bony arms 瘦骨嶙峋的手臂 | |
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| 3 | thin hair , fur , or plants do not look solid because there are spaces between the individual hairs or leaves （毛发或植物）稀疏的 |
| a thin moustache 稀疏的胡子 |
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| 4 | a thin liquid contains mostly water , so that it flows easily （液体）稀的 |
| a plate of meat covered with thin gravy 一盘浇有稀肉汁的肉 |
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| 5 | a thin explanation , argument , statement etc does not have enough evidence or detail to be effective （解释、观点、陈述等）站不住脚的，缺乏说服力的 |
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| 6 | small in number or amount （数目或数量）少的，小量的 |
| Dexter won by a thin margin (=a small number of votes) . 德克斯特以微弱优势获胜。 |
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| 7 | a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to （嗓音或声音）尖的，刺耳的 |
| I heard a thin high cry. 我听到一声尖叫。 |
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| 8 | thin air has less oxygen in it than usual （空气）稀薄的 |
| In the mountains, the air is thinner. 山区的空气较为稀薄。 |
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| 9 | if someone gives a thin smile , their lips move but the feeling is not sincere （笑容）勉强的，不真诚的 |
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| - | have a thin skin informal
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| to be very sensitive to criticism or insults |
| 脸皮薄；禁不住批评 |
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| If you have a thin skin, you’ ll never survive in politics. 如果脸皮薄，在政界是决混不下去的。 |
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| - | (skating) on thin ice
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| doing something dangerous , or something that could have an unpleasant result |
| 冒风险；做会有不良后果的事 |
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| - | thin air
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| 1 | if something appears from thin air , it appears suddenly in a mysterious way 神秘地（出现）；凭空（出现） |
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| 2 | if something disappears into thin air , it disappears suddenly in a mysterious way 神秘地（出现）；凭空（出现） |
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| - | thin on the ground
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| not available in large amounts or numbers |
| 为数不多的；罕见的；寥寥无几的 |
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| - | thin on top humorous
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| Dad is starting to look a little thin on top. 爸爸开始有点秃顶了。 |
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| - | a thin time BRITISH informal
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| a difficult time , especially because there is not much money available |
| （尤指缺钱的）艰难的日子 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| thinness noun U |
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| Other ways of saying : thin | | | | | | | | thin的其他表达方式 | | | | slim thin in an attractive way苗条的（瘦得好看）: He was looking much slimmer after his holiday.假期过后，他显得苗条多了。 | | slender thin in a graceful way修长的（瘦得优雅）: a tall slender woman in her late 40s身材修长高挑、年近五旬的妇人。 | | skinny (informal) too thin皮包骨的（瘦 得过分）: a skinny little boy of about eight8岁左右骨瘦如柴的男孩。 | | anorexic extremely thin in a way that does not look healthy, also used by doctors to describe someone who has the illness anorexia nervosa厌食的（瘦得不健康，医生用来描述患厌食症的人）: He must have been dieting – he was looking positively anorexic!他肯定在节食，他看起来极其厌食！ | | lean thin and strong清瘦的（瘦而有力的）: a lean man wearing a cowboy hat戴着牛仔帽的一个清瘦男子。 | | emaciated extremely thin because you have been ill or do not have enough to eat（因病或吃不饱）瘦弱的: emaciated children holding out bowls for food拿碗乞食的瘦弱儿童。 | | trim thin in a way that suggests you are careful about what you eat and how much you exercise修长的（由于注意饮食和锻炼而显得健康苗条的）: His trim figure made him look younger than he was.他修长的身材使他比实际年龄显得年轻些。 | | gaunt so thin that people can see your bones under your skin瘦削的（瘦得可以看见皮下的骨头）: His face was gaunt with lack of sleep.由于缺少睡眠，他的脸显得憔悴不堪。 | | bony so thin that people can see your bones under your skin: long bony limbs that never seemed to fit his clothes瘦长的四肢使他穿起衣服来总是显得不合身。 | | | |
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