| 单词 | thin out |
| 释义 | thin out —thin /θɪn/ adjective (thinner, thinnest) (FEW) ► F0 having only a small number of people or a small amount of something: » Attendance at the meeting was rather thin.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantitythinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U]► F0» the thinness of his hair» The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantityThesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thin adjective (thinner, thinnest) (FLOWING EASILY) ► F0 (of a liquid) flowing easily: » a thin soup→ OPPOSITE THICK(Cf. ↑thick) (NOT FLOWING)Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsThesaurus+: ↑The state of matterthinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U]► F0» the thinness of his hair» The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantityThesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thin adjective (thinner, thinnest) (NOT FAT) A2 (of the body) with little flesh on the bones: » Did you notice how thin her wrists were?» Thin, hungry dogs roamed the streets.→ OPPOSITE FAT(Cf. ↑fat) adjective (BIG)Thesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thinbe as thin as a rake (ALSO be as thin as a rail) USF0 to be very thin: » He eats like a horse and yet he's as thin as a rake.Thesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thinthinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U]► F0» the thinness of his hair» The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantityThesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thin • • • Extra Examples:» She's so thin yet she eats like a horse.» She has an impossibly thin waist.» The jacket hung loosely on his thin body.» She's got a long, thin face.» Runners come in all shapes and sizes - fat and thin, short and tall.adjective (thinner, thinnest) (NOT THICK) ► A2 having a small distance between two opposite sides: » a thin book» thin black lines» a thin jacket (= made from thin material)Thesaurus+: ↑Thin and fineThesaurus+: ↑Narrow and thinthinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U]► F0» the thinness of his hair» The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantityThesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thinWord Builder:–Nouns: thinness–Adjectives: thin–Verbs: thin–Adverbs: thinly • • • Extra Examples:» Flatten the pastry into a thin disc with your hands.» There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water.» Dictionaries are usually printed on thin paper.» The partitions between the toilets were very thin.» He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt.adjective (thinner, thinnest) (TRANSPARENT) ► F0 not difficult to see through: » thin mist/cloud→ OPPOSITE THICK(Cf. ↑thick) (NOT FLOWING)Thesaurus+: ↑Transparentthinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U]► F0» the thinness of his hair» The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantityThesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thin adjective (thinner, thinnest) (WEAK) ► F0 weak or of poor quality: » a thin excuse» a thin disguise» a thin smileThesaurus+: ↑Weakness and vulnerabilitythinness /ˈθɪn.nəs/ noun [U]► F0» the thinness of his hair» The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.Thesaurus+: ↑Small in number and quantityThesaurus+: ↑Thin or slender (of people) , ↑Not fit and healthy , ↑Narrow and thin verb [I or T] (-nn-) (ALSO thin out) (FEWER) ↑Verb Endings for thin ► F0 When a crowd or a group thins (out), it becomes fewer in number, and when you thin (out) a group of plants or other things, you remove some to make them fewer: » The traffic will thin out after the rush hour.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strongverb [T] (-nn-) (LESS THICK) ↑Verb Endings for thin ► F0 to make a substance less thick, often by adding a liquid to it: » Thin the sauce down with a little stock.Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing food , ↑Preparing food using heatWord Builder:–Nouns: thinness–Adjectives: thin–Verbs: thin–Adverbs: thinly |
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