| 释义 |
thin out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"prune, snip, lop, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" | | 2. | thin out - become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 3. | thin out - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"dilute, thin, reduce, cutweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture" |
Translationsthin (θin) adjective1. having a short distance between opposite sides. thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin. 薄的 薄的2. (of people or animals) not fat. She looks thin since her illness. 瘦的 瘦的3. (of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water. thin soup. 稀的，淡的 稀的，淡的 4. not set closely together; not dense or crowded. His hair is getting rather thin. 稀疏的 稀疏的5. not convincing or believable. a thin excuse. 難以信服的、淺薄的 难以信服的，浅薄的 verb – past tense, past participle thinned – to make or become thin or thinner. The crowd thinned after the parade was over. 使稀疏 使稀疏ˈthinly adverb 稀疏地 稀疏地ˈthinness noun 細, 瘦, 稀疏 细，瘦，稀疏 thin air nowhere. He disappeared into thin air. 消失 消失ˌthin-ˈskinned adjective sensitive; easily hurt or upset. Be careful what you say – she's very thin-skinned. 敏感的，易怒的 敏感的，易怒的 thin out to make or become less dense or crowded. The trees thinned out near the river. 使稀疏 使稀疏thin out
thin out1. To become less dense in a particular area; to scatter or spread out. You can tell how high up the mountain you're going by how much the vegetation begins thinning out. I think you're better off waiting until September before you travel to Barcelona, let all the tourists thin out a bit before you arrive.2. To dilute something; to make something less concentrated. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thin" and "out." Try thinning the sauce out with a little bit of low-fat yoghurt. I swear the bartender is thinning out our drinks, because this tastes like nothing but soda.3. To reduce the number of people or things some group or population. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thin" and "out." Hunters have been hired to thin out the herds of deer roaming the state. The horrible outbreak thinned the country's population out by nearly half in the space of just 5 years.See also: out, thinthin something outto make something less dense; to scatter something. You will have to thin the young plants out, because there is not room for all of them. Can you thin out these young plants?See also: out, thinthin outto spread out; to become less dense. The trees began to thin out as we got higher up the mountain. The crowd began to thin out as we got a little farther from the theater.See also: out, thinthin outv.1. To make something less dense or concentrated: A harsh winter thinned out the herd of deer. The chef thinned the sauce out with water.2. To become less dense or concentrated: The air thinned out as we climbed up the mountain.See also: out, thinEncyclopediaSeethinthin out
Synonyms for thin outverb make sparseRelated Words- cut down
- reduce
- trim back
- trim down
- cut
- cut back
- trim
- bring down
- prune
- snip
- lop
- clip
- crop
- dress
verb become sparserRelated Words- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
verb lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixtureSynonymsRelated Words |