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单词 be as thin as a rail
释义 be as thin as a rail

be as thin as a rake (ALSO be as thin as a rail) US
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F0 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 thinMain Entry: ↑thin

thin /θɪn/ adjective (thinner, thinnest) (NOT FAT)
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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 thin
be as thin as a rake (ALSO be as thin as a rail) US
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F0 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
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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.
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