单词 | thin |
释义 | thin (thĭn) adj. thin·ner, thin·nest 1. a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book. b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire. 2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender. 3. a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau. b. More rarefied than normal: thin air. 4. a. Flowing with relative ease; not viscous: a thin oil. b. Watery: thin soup. 5. a. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty: a thin menu. b. Having a low number of transactions: thin trading in the stock market. 6. Lacking force or substance; flimsy: a thin attempt. 7. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny: The piano had a thin sound. 8. Lacking radiance or intensity: thin light. 9. Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative. adv. 1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle. 2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin. tr. & intr.v. thinned, thin·ning, thins To make or become thin or thinner. [Middle English, from Old English thynne; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] thinly adv. thinness n. thinnish adj. |
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