| 单词 | a thin time |
| 释义 | thin /thin/adjective (thinnˈer; thinnˈest)
That which is thin adverbThinly transitive verb (thinnˈing; thinned)
To grow or become thin or thinner ORIGIN: OE thynne; Ger dünn; ON thunnr thinˈly adverb thinnˈer noun A person or thing that thins, esp (often in pl, sometimes treated as sing) a diluent for paint thinˈness noun thinnˈing noun and adjective thinnˈings plural noun Seedlings removed from a forest, etc to improve the growth of remaining plants thinnˈish adjective Somewhat thin thinˈ-belly adjective (Shakespeare) Narrow in the belly thinˈ-faced adjective (Shakespeare). thinˈ-film adjective (electronics) Made by chemical or physical vapour deposition or electrolysis, typically no more than a few micrometres thick thin-skinnedˈ adjective
thin-skinnedˈness noun thinˈ-sown adjective Sparsely sown thinˈ-spun adjective Drawn out fine thinˈ'un noun (historical slang) A half sovereign thin-walledˈ adjective a thin time A time of hardship, misery, etc into (or out of) thin air Into (or out of) nothing or nothingness thin blue line A line of policemen drawn up to quell crowd violence, etc (coined in imitation of thin red line below) thin on the ground Present in very small, inadequate quality or numbers thin on top Balding thin red line A designation for the British Army (orig used in reports of the Crimean campaign, when uniforms were still red) conveying an image of indomitability against heavy odds |
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