单词 | paper-thin |
释义 | > as lemmaspaper-thin paper-thin adj. extremely thin; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > thickness > thinness > [adjective] > very thin fine-drawn1840 waferish1866 tissuey1867 wafery1880 wafer-thina1911 paper-thin1929 micro-thin1945 skin-thin1946 1929 E. Bowen Last September vii. 85 The door went paper~thin as they raised their voices. 1976 Liverpool Echo 24 Nov. 5/4 The Government's paper-thin majority. 2002 Times 21 Feb. ii. 22/3 Against the massed White forces Black's kingside defences are paper thin and one move crumples them immediately. < as lemmas |
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