单词	lanky
释义	lankylank‧y /ˈlæŋki/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a lanky sixteen-year-old boy We were met by a tall, lanky youth called Yusef. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwords for describing someone who is tall► tall · Martin was tall and thin, with curly blond hair.· At the age of fifteen he was already six foot three and the tallest boy in the school.· The photographer asked the taller people to stand at the back of the group.· Who is that tall bloke standing next to Diane?grow tall/taller · Sebastian was now fifteen, and had grown tall and strong. ► lanky a man who is lanky is tall and thin, and has very long legs: · We were met by a tall, lanky youth called Yusef.· a lanky sixteen-year-old boy ► gangling/gangly use this about a young person who is tall and thin with very long legs and arms, and moves in an awkward way: · Janet introduced me to her son, a shy, gangling teenager.· a tall, gangly youth ► leggy a woman who is leggy is tall and attractive with long legs: · Robert arrived at the party with a leggy brunette.· a tall, leggy blonde ► a giant use this about a man who is very tall, especially when you are surprised at how tall he is: · Bigger even than his father, who was a tall man, James was a giant.a giant of a man: · The biggest of the three brothers was a sad-faced giant of a man. someone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly SYN  gangling:  a lanky young man—lankiness noun [uncountable]
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