单词	lithe
释义	lithelithe /laɪð/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINlithe Origin: Old English ‘gentle’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I felt awkward among the lithe young sun-tanned girls on the beach. the dancer's lithe body EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A florid, solid woman, Zaiga bore little resemblance to the lithe, romantic girl her parents had lost. Feel beautiful, lithe and positive as you do them. He dashed across the puddles in the courtyard, lithe and athletic. His body was agonizingly slender and lithe. Second, I use the word because it is lithe and playful, high-spirited and coltish. The lithe and lean Banks was not alone. With such thoughts in my head and lithe grace in my movements, I loped up the grassy knoll to the court. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorgraceful► graceful moving in a smooth, controlled way that is attractive to look at: · Gwyneth Paltrow is wonderful in the film, tall, graceful and elegant.· In recent years these graceful birds have been seen again in increasing numbers.· He sketched her quickly, with a few graceful strokes of his pen. ► elegant someone who is elegant dresses, behaves, and moves in a graceful and attractive way: · He was a tall, elegant man, silver-haired and beautifully dressed.· All the dancers looked so elegant as they moved slowly round the room.· Her good looks and confident, elegant manner made her the centre of attention. ► lithe written someone who has a lithe body is able to bend, stretch, and move easily - use this especially about someone who looks young, thin, and attractive: · I felt awkward among the lithe young sun-tanned girls on the beach. ► effortless effortless movements or actions are very smooth and controlled, as though they are made without any effort at all, especially because the person who makes them has a lot of skill: · She performed her dive with effortless grace.· Mark drew quickly and with confidence, in a way that looked completely effortless. ► flowing flowing movements are made gracefully and without interruption: · Steve turned, raised his arm and threw the ball, all in one flowing movement.· The cheetah's long flowing strides make it faster than any other animal on earth. having a body that moves easily and gracefully:  the strong lithe bodies of gymnasts—lithely adverb
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