英语词汇thin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

¹ thin /ˈθɪn/ adjective

thinner; thinnest

¹ thin

/ˈθɪn/

adjective

thinner; thinnest

Learner's definition of THIN

[also more thin; most thin]

: having a small distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces : not thick薄的；细的

thin paper/walls薄纸/墙
a thin band/line/stripe细带子/线条/条纹
a thin coating/layer of dust薄薄的一层灰尘
pizza with a thin crust外皮薄脆的比萨饼
a thin slice of ham薄薄的一片火腿

: not having a lot of extra flesh on the body : not fat瘦的

a thin child瘦瘦的孩子
She is very/too thin.她很/太瘦。
thin legs纤细的双腿

Synonyms see: lean

a : not growing closely together稀疏的

a thin stand of trees一片稀疏的树丛

: not growing in a large amount稀稀拉拉的

thin hair稀疏的头发
His hair is a little thin on top. = He's a little thin on top. [=he does not have a lot of hair on the top of his head]他头顶的头发有点稀疏。

b : having less than the usual, original, or needed number or amount偏少的

Attendance at the carnival was a bit thin. [=low]参加这次嘉年华的人偏少。
My patience was wearing/running thin. [=I was becoming less patient]我有些不耐烦了。

of a liquid : flowing very easily : containing a lot of water（液体）稀的，淡的

thin broth/gravy/soup稀薄的肉汤/肉汁/汤

: having less oxygen than normal（空气）稀薄的

thin air稀薄的空气
a thin atmosphere空气稀薄的大气层

: easy to see through稀薄的；能见度高的

The fog was relatively thin.雾并不太浓。
a thin mist薄雾

: not large or impressive微弱的

a thin [=very small] margin of victory险胜
She has a thin [=narrow] lead in the polls.选举中她以微弱优势领先。

: not very good, useful, etc. : weak不值得相信的；说服力差的

thin arguments/explanations难以令人信服的论据/解释
That excuse is pretty thin.那个借口很牵强。
The story's plot is pretty thin.这个故事的情节挺牵强的
His argument quickly wore thin.他的论据很快就站不住脚了。
a thin smile [=a weak smile that does not seem sincere]淡淡的一笑

of a voice : weak and high（声音）尖细的

a high, thin voice尖细的嗓音

(a) thin skin

— see ¹skin

disappear/vanish into thin air

: to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious不翼而飞

The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.那些文件似乎已经不翼而飞了。

have a thin time (of it)

British

: to be in a difficult situation especially because you do not have enough money（尤指因为缺钱）日子过得艰难

He was having a thin time of it until his novel started selling.在开始出售自己的小说之前，他一直过着艰难的生活。

on thin ice

— see ¹ice

out of thin air

— used to say that someone or something appears in a sudden and unexpected way突然出现；凭空

He appeared out of thin air. [=out of nowhere]他突然现身，出人意料。

the thin end of the wedge

British

: the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc.（重大问题、不好的事情的）端倪

The bank's decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates]这家银行提高利率的决定可能引起其他银行纷纷效仿。

thin on the ground

British

: existing or occurring in very small amounts数量很少；微不足道

Useful suggestions have been thin on the ground lately. [=there have been very few useful suggestions lately]最近没有多少有用的建议。

through thick and thin

— see ³thick

— thinness

/ˈθɪnnəs/ noun [noncount]

² thin /ˈθɪn/ verb

thins; thinned; thinning

² thin

/ˈθɪn/

verb

thins; thinned; thinning

Learner's definition of THIN

: to make (something or someone) thin or thinner or to become thin or thinner（使）变瘦，变薄: such as

a : to become less crowded, close together, or full变稀疏；变松散

[no object]

The crowd gradually thinned [=grew smaller] as the night went on.随着夜幕降临，人群逐渐散去。
The trees thinned as we climbed higher. [=there were fewer trees as we climbed higher]我们越往上爬，树丛就变得越稀疏。

[+ object]

The bad weather thinned (out) the crowd a little.由于天气恶劣，人群散去了一些。
He plans to thin (out) the young carrots in the garden. [=to remove some of them so that there is more room between the remaining carrots]他打算给菜园里的胡萝卜间苗。

b [+ object] : to make (a liquid) less thick by adding water or some other liquid to it（加水或其他液体）使稀释

He added a little more water to thin the gravy.他又加了些水来稀释肉汤。

c [no object] of a person's hair : to become less thick as more hairs fall out over time（头发）变稀疏

His hair is thinning. = He has thinning hair.他的头发越来越少。

d [no object] of fog, smoke, etc. : to become easier to see through : to become less thick or dense（雾、烟等）变稀薄

The haze thinned in the late afternoon.傍晚时分雾气变薄了。

e : to become less fat or to make (someone) less fat（使）变瘦

[no object]

— usually + down

She's thinned down a lot in the past year.过去一年她瘦了很多。

[+ object]

His face has been thinned by illness.他的脸颊因为生病而消瘦了。

³ thin /ˈθɪn/ adverb

thinner; thinnest

³ thin

/ˈθɪn/

adverb

thinner; thinnest

Learner's definition of THIN

[also more thin; most thin]

: in a way that makes thin pieces, layers, etc.薄薄地

She sliced the cheese thin.她把乳酪切成薄片。

单词	thin
释义	thin (verb) thin (adverb) thin 13 ENTRIES FOUND: thin (adjective) thin (verb) thin (adverb) thin-skinned (adjective) paper-thin (adjective) razor-thin (adjective) wafer-thin (adjective) ice (noun) skin (noun) thick (noun) time (noun) wear (verb) wedge (noun) ¹ thin /ˈθɪn/ adjective thinner; thinnest ¹ thin /ˈθɪn/ adjective thinner; thinnest Learner's definition of THIN [also more thin; most thin] 1 : having a small distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces : not thick薄的；细的 thin paper/walls薄纸/墙 a thin band/line/stripe细带子/线条/条纹 a thin coating/layer of dust薄薄的一层灰尘 pizza with a thin crust外皮薄脆的比萨饼 a thin slice of ham薄薄的一片火腿 2 : not having a lot of extra flesh on the body : not fat瘦的 a thin child瘦瘦的孩子 She is very/too thin.她很/太瘦。 thin legs纤细的双腿 Synonyms see: lean 3 a : not growing closely together稀疏的 a thin stand of trees一片稀疏的树丛 : not growing in a large amount稀稀拉拉的 thin hair稀疏的头发 His hair is a little thin on top. = He's a little thin on top. [=he does not have a lot of hair on the top of his head]他头顶的头发有点稀疏。 b : having less than the usual, original, or needed number or amount偏少的 Attendance at the carnival was a bit thin. [=low]参加这次嘉年华的人偏少。 My patience was wearing/running thin. [=I was becoming less patient]我有些不耐烦了。 4 of a liquid : flowing very easily : containing a lot of water（液体）稀的，淡的 thin broth/gravy/soup稀薄的肉汤/肉汁/汤 5 : having less oxygen than normal（空气）稀薄的 thin air稀薄的空气 a thin atmosphere空气稀薄的大气层 6 : easy to see through稀薄的；能见度高的 The fog was relatively thin.雾并不太浓。 a thin mist薄雾 7 : not large or impressive微弱的 a thin [=very small] margin of victory险胜 She has a thin [=narrow] lead in the polls.选举中她以微弱优势领先。 8 : not very good, useful, etc. : weak不值得相信的；说服力差的 thin arguments/explanations难以令人信服的论据/解释 That excuse is pretty thin.那个借口很牵强。 The story's plot is pretty thin.这个故事的情节挺牵强的 His argument quickly wore thin.他的论据很快就站不住脚了。 a thin smile [=a weak smile that does not seem sincere]淡淡的一笑 9 of a voice : weak and high（声音）尖细的 a high, thin voice尖细的嗓音 (a) thin skin — see ¹skin disappear/vanish into thin air : to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious不翼而飞 The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.那些文件似乎已经不翼而飞了。 have a thin time (of it) British : to be in a difficult situation especially because you do not have enough money（尤指因为缺钱）日子过得艰难 He was having a thin time of it until his novel started selling.在开始出售自己的小说之前，他一直过着艰难的生活。 on thin ice — see ¹ice out of thin air — used to say that someone or something appears in a sudden and unexpected way突然出现；凭空 He appeared out of thin air. [=out of nowhere]他突然现身，出人意料。 the thin end of the wedge British : the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc.（重大问题、不好的事情的）端倪 The bank's decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates]这家银行提高利率的决定可能引起其他银行纷纷效仿。 thin on the ground British : existing or occurring in very small amounts数量很少；微不足道 Useful suggestions have been thin on the ground lately. [=there have been very few useful suggestions lately]最近没有多少有用的建议。 through thick and thin — see ³thick — thinness /ˈθɪnnəs/ noun [noncount] ² thin /ˈθɪn/ verb thins; thinned; thinning ² thin /ˈθɪn/ verb thins; thinned; thinning Learner's definition of THIN : to make (something or someone) thin or thinner or to become thin or thinner（使）变瘦，变薄: such as a : to become less crowded, close together, or full变稀疏；变松散 [no object] The crowd gradually thinned [=grew smaller] as the night went on.随着夜幕降临，人群逐渐散去。 The trees thinned as we climbed higher. [=there were fewer trees as we climbed higher]我们越往上爬，树丛就变得越稀疏。 [+ object] The bad weather thinned (out) the crowd a little.由于天气恶劣，人群散去了一些。 He plans to thin (out) the young carrots in the garden. [=to remove some of them so that there is more room between the remaining carrots]他打算给菜园里的胡萝卜间苗。 b [+ object] : to make (a liquid) less thick by adding water or some other liquid to it（加水或其他液体）使稀释 He added a little more water to thin the gravy.他又加了些水来稀释肉汤。 c [no object] of a person's hair : to become less thick as more hairs fall out over time（头发）变稀疏 His hair is thinning. = He has thinning hair.他的头发越来越少。 d [no object] of fog, smoke, etc. : to become easier to see through : to become less thick or dense（雾、烟等）变稀薄 The haze thinned in the late afternoon.傍晚时分雾气变薄了。 e : to become less fat or to make (someone) less fat（使）变瘦 [no object] — usually + down She's thinned down a lot in the past year.过去一年她瘦了很多。 [+ object] His face has been thinned by illness.他的脸颊因为生病而消瘦了。 ³ thin /ˈθɪn/ adverb thinner; thinnest ³ thin /ˈθɪn/ adverb thinner; thinnest Learner's definition of THIN [also more thin; most thin] : in a way that makes thin pieces, layers, etc.薄薄地 She sliced the cheese thin.她把乳酪切成薄片。
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