单词 | thin |
释义 | thin¹ 1.(not thick)+ wire细的;+ strip窄的;薄的 A thin layer of topsoil was swept away.薄薄的表土层被冲走了。 a thin cable一根细电缆 2.(not fat)瘦的;苗条的 He was a tall, thin man with grey hair.他瘦瘦高高, 满头灰发。 her thin fingers她纤细的手指 3.+ fabric, coat, blouse轻薄的 He shivered. His coat was only thin.他瑟瑟发抖, 穿的上衣太薄了。 The material was too thin.这种材料太轻薄了。 4.+ soup, sauce稀的;淡的 The soup was thin and clear.这汤又稀又清。 5.+ hair稀疏的 She had pale thin yellow hair pulled back into a bun.她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳成了个圆髻。 to be thin on top<非正式>谢顶 6.+ crowd稀少的 The crowd was thin for the first half of the race.上半场比赛时, 观众稀稀拉拉的。 7.+ smile淡淡的;勉强的 8.(weak)薄弱的;无力的 However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous.然而, 证据难以令人信服, 而且有点模棱两可。 It still seems a thin argument against reform.这似乎仍是对改革无力的反驳。 9.+ voice, sound细的;微弱的 10.【摄】+ negative密度低的 11.【体登山】(登山中的陡坡)支点少的 idiom thin² ◆to be thin on the ground稀少;寥寥无几 In her world of financial schemers, nice guys were thin on the ground.在她那个遍是金融骗子的圈子里, 好人寥寥无几。 ◆to be wearing thin(耐心)消磨掉, 耗尽 Crook's expression made it clear that his patience was wearing thin.克鲁克的表情表明, 他的耐心已经快要耗尽了。 slice, cut +薄地;细地 thin³ 🄰 vt. 1.+ seedlings, trees使稀疏;使稀少 2.+ sauce, paint使变稀;稀释;使变淡 It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly.也许有必要将酱汁稍微稀释一下。 3.【医】+ blood减少…的黏稠性 Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.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。 🄱 vi. 1.fog, cloud +变淡;rain +变小;减弱 2.(decrease)减少;变稀少 The traffic thinned as they gained the motorway.他们驶上高速公路后车流量就减少了。 3.hair +变稀疏 His hair is thinning.他的头发日益稀疏。 Phrasal Verbsthin down,thin out |
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