| 单词 | slender |
| 释义 | slender (once / 252 pages) adj Something slender is slight, or skinny. A young colt is slender compared to the full grown horse it will grow into. Slender can be used in both positive and negative ways. If someone tells you you have a slender figure, you'll probably be happy, unless you're going for muscle-mass. A slender portion of potatoes will not cheer a hungry growing boy. If you don't know much about something, you can say your knowledge of it is slender. And if you become an artist, get used to living on a slender budget. Now that's a nice way to put it. WORD FAMILYslender: slenderer, slenderest, slenderise, slenderize, slenderly, slenderness+/slenderize: slenderized, slenderizing USAGE EXAMPLESHer wrist was very slender even towards the end of her life, with steroids puffing her up like a blowfish. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) Ibrahim Anyars, 32, a tall, slender native of Ghana, was sitting one recent afternoon at an outdoor table in a restaurant catering to the travelers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) “I miss school,” said the slender Abdul-Hameed as a nurse changed his bandages — minutes before he heard of his father’s death. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj having little width in proportion to the length or height a slender pole Syn thin of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section 2adj very narrow Syn thin narrow not wide 3adj being of delicate or slender build "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris Syn slight, slim, svelte lean, thin lacking excess flesh 4adj small in quantity slender wages Syn slim little, small limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent 5adj moving and bending with ease Syn lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, svelte, sylphlike graceful characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
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