| 单词 | thin |
| 释义 | thin adj., adv., & v. --adj (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2. a (of a line) narrow or fine. b (of a script or type etc.) consisting of thin lines. 3. made of thin material (a thin dress). 4. lean; not plump. 5. a not dense or copious (thin hair; a thin haze). b not full or closely packed (a thin audience). 6. of slight consistency (a thin paste). 7. weak; lacking an important ingredient (thin blood; a thin voice). 8. (of an excuse, argument, disguise, etc.) flimsy or transparent. --adv thinly (cut the bread very thin). --v (thinned, thinning) 1. tr. & intr. make or become thin or thinner. 2. tr. & intr. (often foll. by out) reduce; make or become less dense or crowded or numerous. 3. tr. (often foll. by out) remove some of a crop of (seedlings, saplings, etc.) or some young fruit from (a vine or tree) to improve the growth of the rest. Phrases and idioms have a thin time colloq. have a wretched or uncomfortable time. on thin ice see ICE. thin air a state of invisibility or non-existence (vanished into thin air). thin end of the wedge see WEDGE(1). thin on the ground see GROUND(1). thin on top balding. thin-skinned sensitive to reproach or criticism; easily upset. Derivatives thinly adv. thinness n. thinnish adj. Etymology: OE thynne f. Gmc |
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