英语词汇“lank”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lank1

/laŋk

adjective

1(Of hair) long, limp, and straight: the man had lank, brown, greasy hair...

My hair was lank and dull, I was very thin, brown pigmentation began to spread up my arms and on my cheeks; I was depressingly unattractive.
She belongs round the back of the bike sheds, her hair is lank, her eyes are usually dull, and she is not expected to be a high-achiever academically.
He has lank hair, with a receding hairline, and nice hands.

Synonyms

limp, lifeless, lustreless;

straggling, straggly, dull, unkempt, untidy;

straight, long

informal ratty

2(Of a person) lanky: he sprawled his long, lank figure over a chair...

First of all, his lank, angular appearance combined with his monotone voice and gloomy disposition aren't very soothing and reassuring.
He was thin and dark as the world itself, like a plant stuck in the shadows, growing tall and lank, reaching for the sun that was just a little higher… always a little higher out of reach of the Dark.
The man, now 25 years old, was lank and thin, bound to a bed by the wrists and ankles, his mouth sealed with electrical tape.

Derivatives

lankly

adverb ...

Hmmm, I guess what I'm seeing now is how he'd really look without the help of on-screen make-up, and with what's left of his hair uncombed and flapping lankly.
He was very tall and muscular and bronzed and lightly tattooed, with long blond hair that hung lankly down his back.
He has grown up into a lean, furtive young man; his hair flopping lankly over a sharp fox's nose.

lankness

noun

Origin

Old English hlanc 'thin', of Germanic origin; related to German lenken 'to bend, turn', also to flinch and link¹.

Rhymes

lank2

/laŋk

adjective South African informal

1Very numerous or plentiful: come and share our braai—we’ve got lank meat

2Very good; fantastic: dad’s got a lank new car

Origin

Sense 1 is perhaps from Afrikaans geld lank 'money galore'; sense 2 may be related to Afrikaans lank nie sleg nie 'not at all bad'.

单词	lank
释义	lank1 /laŋk / adjective 1(Of hair) long, limp, and straight: the man had lank, brown, greasy hair... My hair was lank and dull, I was very thin, brown pigmentation began to spread up my arms and on my cheeks; I was depressingly unattractive. She belongs round the back of the bike sheds, her hair is lank, her eyes are usually dull, and she is not expected to be a high-achiever academically. He has lank hair, with a receding hairline, and nice hands. Synonyms limp, lifeless, lustreless; straggling, straggly, dull, unkempt, untidy; straight, long informal ratty 2(Of a person) lanky: he sprawled his long, lank figure over a chair... First of all, his lank, angular appearance combined with his monotone voice and gloomy disposition aren't very soothing and reassuring. He was thin and dark as the world itself, like a plant stuck in the shadows, growing tall and lank, reaching for the sun that was just a little higher… always a little higher out of reach of the Dark. The man, now 25 years old, was lank and thin, bound to a bed by the wrists and ankles, his mouth sealed with electrical tape. Derivatives lankly adverb ... Hmmm, I guess what I'm seeing now is how he'd really look without the help of on-screen make-up, and with what's left of his hair uncombed and flapping lankly. He was very tall and muscular and bronzed and lightly tattooed, with long blond hair that hung lankly down his back. He has grown up into a lean, furtive young man; his hair flopping lankly over a sharp fox's nose. lankness noun Origin Old English hlanc 'thin', of Germanic origin; related to German lenken 'to bend, turn', also to flinch and link¹. Rhymes ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank lank2 /laŋk / adjective South African informal 1Very numerous or plentiful: come and share our braai—we’ve got lank meat 2Very good; fantastic: dad’s got a lank new car Origin Sense 1 is perhaps from Afrikaans geld lank 'money galore'; sense 2 may be related to Afrikaans lank nie sleg nie 'not at all bad'.
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