| 单词 | thin |
| 释义 | thin —thinly, adv. —thinness, n. /thin/, adj., thinner, thinnest, adv., v., thinned, thinning. adj. 1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. 2. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. 3. having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man. 4. composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation. 5. scant; not abundant or plentiful. 6. of relatively slight consistency or viscosity: thin soup. 7. rarefied, as air. 8. without solidity or substance; flimsy: a very thin plot for such a long book. 9. lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill: a thin voice. 10. without force or a sincere effort: a thin smile. 11. lacking body, richness, or strength: a thin wine. 12. lacking in chroma; of light tint. 13. Photog. (of a developed negative) lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure. adv. 14. in a thin manner. 15. sparsely; not densely. 16. so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin. v.t. 17. to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down, out, etc.). v.i. 18. to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished (often fol. by down, out, off, etc.): The crowd is thinning out. [bef. 900; (adj. and adv.) ME thyn(ne), OE thynne; c. D dun, G dünn, ON thunnr; (v.) ME thynnen, OE thynnian, deriv. of the adj.; cf. MD dunnen, ON thynna; akin to OIr tana, L tenuis thin, Gk tany- long] Syn. 3. slim, slender, skinny, lank, scrawny. THIN, GAUNT, LEAN, SPARE agree in referring to one having little flesh. THIN applies often to one in an unnaturally reduced state, as from sickness, overwork, lack of food, or the like: a thin, dirty little waif. GAUNT suggests the angularity of bones prominently displayed in a thin face and body: to look ill and gaunt. LEAN usually applies to a person or animal that is naturally thin: looking lean but healthy after an outdoor vacation. SPARE implies a muscular leanness with no diminution of vitality: Lincoln was spare in body. 5. meager. 8. weak. |
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