thin

[θɪn]
  • 释义
  • adj.

    薄的;瘦的;稀少的;细的;

  • vt.

    使瘦;使淡;使稀疏;

  • vi.

    变薄;变瘦;变淡;

  • adv.

    稀疏地，微弱地;

  • 词义辨析
  • thin, lanky, slim, underweight
  • 这组词都可形容人“瘦”。它们的区别是：
    thin以中性的方式来描写人的外貌,常同营养、疾病有较多牵连,不含褒贬义; slim描写人的外貌时有瘦得很美的含义,带有褒义; lanky用来描述人又高又瘦,含有幽默的意味; underweight指描述人因吃得不好或生病而过“瘦”。例如:
    She was tall and thin, with fairish hair.她高高瘦瘦的,留着长发。
    She used to be pretty and slim.她过去非常漂亮苗条。
    Tom was a lanky boy with long skinny legs.汤姆是一个腿很细的瘦高个儿。
    Many people who are underweight are happy with their size.许多人很喜欢自己那种过于瘦的身材。
  • thin, gaunt, lean, slender
  • 这组词都可形容人“瘦”。它们的区别是：
    thin指因病、过分劳累或缺乏营养等而缺少正常的肌肉; gaunt指因饥饿或操劳过度而呈现的枯瘦或憔悴的面庞; lean强调缺乏脂肪,指自然的瘦,其肌肉却很结实; slender可指人或动物,作“细长的,苗条的”解,有时含有“纤弱”的意思。例如:
    He has the gaunt face of a starving man.他是一副憔悴的面容的饿汉相。
    The forest ranger is lean.那位森林警察很结实。
    She admired Alice's slender build.她羡慕艾丽斯那苗条的身材。
  • thin, emaciated, haggard, lean, spare
  • 这组词都可表示“瘦”。它们的区别是：
    spare指人的身材给人以美感的瘦; thin既可指人的身材,也可指人的身体某部位瘦,大多数指因疾病或疲劳而消瘦; emaciated表示的“瘦”主要是由疾病和营养不良造成的; haggard指人的面孔憔悴的,枯槁的,主要是由于忧虑和少眠所致; lean指人天生瘦,是缺少脂肪的意思。例如:
    She was a tall, spare girl.她是个瘦高个儿的姑娘。
    His face was thin.他的脸瘦。
    He was emaciated by long illness.他由于长期生病而瘦弱了。
    The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed what they had suffered.被救出的矿工枯槁的面容表明他们遭受了什么样的苦难。
    He had the lean fit look of a trained athlete.他具有一个受过训练的运动员的清瘦而健康的面容。
  • lean，slender，slim，slight，thin
  • 这些形容词均有“瘦的”之意。
    lean侧重缺少脂肪。既可能是因病而瘦，也可能因饥饿而消瘦；也指身体消瘦，但肌肉结实，身体健康。
    slender指身体细长、体态优美、苗条适中，多用于指女性。
    slim指身体的细长，体重轻不着重外形的优美，可用于不同的性别，常用于减轻体重的人。
    slight指身材又瘦又小。
    thin普通用词，指腰细、骨架窄，常因疾病或疲劳而消瘦。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.

    他设法装出有点知识的外表,用来掩饰自己的无知.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind.

    一件薄薄的羊毛长外套和一条紫色的头巾为她挡了风。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.

    她是一位瘦小、沉默的女子，面容消瘦，头发稀疏。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    A thin rain began to fall as he turned from the high road into a narrow lane.

    当他从大路拐进一条小胡同时,开始下起小雨来.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    This cloth is so thin that you can pick a hole in it with your finger.

    这块布料这么薄,用手指就能扎出个洞来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin.

    她和鲍勃患难与共。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    NATO will continue to thin out its forces.

    北约将继续缩减兵力。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away.

    因患癌症濒临死亡的人会日渐消瘦，而且身体明显衰弱。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    Her legs were long and thin.

    她两腿细长。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    He had materialized out of thin air; I had not seen or heard him coming.

    他突然间神秘地出现了；我既没看见他来，也没听见他的脚步声。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    The northern end of the island juts out like a long, thin finger into the sea.

    岛屿的北端像一根细长的手指一样伸入海中。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    He was thin and tall, with a hooked nose.

    他又瘦又高，长着鹰钩鼻。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    Further up the river, the vineyards start to thin out and the orange groves and almond trees take over.

    继续溯流而上，葡萄园开始淡去，柑橘园和杏树多了起来。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    She was pathetically thin.

    她瘦得可怜。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.

    她正将小胡瓜切成薄片。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.

    詹姆斯面部瘦削，轮廓分明，容易过敏。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    He had no shirt on under his thin jumper.

    他在薄套头衫里面没有穿衬衣。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    The thin wind snatched at her skirt.

    一阵小风呼地吹起了她的裙子。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 19、

    Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.

    议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 20、

    The coachman had a thin lash.

    那马车夫有一根细长的鞭子.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    Draw out the wire until it is very thin.

    把这条金属线拉得很细才行.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    You don't seem to realize what thin ice you are on.

    你似乎没有意识到你现在的处境有多危险.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    The ice is too thin to bear your weight.

    冰太薄,承受不了你的重量.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    The old horse was painfully thin.

    那匹老马瘦骨嶙峋.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.

    胖人较瘦人肉多.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air.

    我是不能像变魔术似的把钱变来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    His wife stuck faithfully to him through thick and thin.

    他的妻子和他同甘共苦,对他坚贞不渝.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 28、

    This gruel is too thin.

    粥太稀了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 29、

    Her thin dress did little to bestead her against the chill north wind.

    她那件薄薄的衣裳对于防御寒冷的北风没有多少帮助.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
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