thin
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. 细的
A thin cable carries the signal to a computer. 一条细电缆把信号传给一台计算机。
2. ADJ A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body . (人或动物) 瘦的
He was a tall, thin man with grey hair that fell in a wild tangle to his shoulders. 他个子瘦高,灰白的头发乱蓬蓬地散落在肩上。
3. ADJ Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. (纸或布等) 薄的
...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper. …一本纸质轻薄、用细小字体印刷而成的蓝皮小书。
4. thinlyADV 薄薄地[ADV with v]
Peel and thinly slice the onion. 给洋葱剥皮,切成薄片。
5. ADJ Liquids that are thin are weak and watery. (液体) 稀的
The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich. 那汤既稀又清,但味道却出奇地足。
6. ADJ A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it. 人数稀少的
The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably. 上半场比赛时观众稀稀拉拉的,现在则大大增多了。
7. thinlyADV 稀少地[ADV -ed]
The island is thinly populated. 这个岛人口稀少。
8. ADJ Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. (衣服) 薄的
Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold. 她的礼服很薄,她浑身发抖,部分是由于寒冷所致。
9. ADJ If you describe an argument, an explanation, or evidence as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. (论点、解释或证据) 难以令人信服的
The DA was certain she had the right man, but the evidence was thin. 这位地方检察官确信自己找对了人,但是证据却难以令人信服。
10. thinlyADV 难以令人信服地
Much of the speech was a thinly disguised attack on environmentalists. 演讲内容大多是对环保主义者几乎不加掩饰的攻击。
11. ADJ If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. (头发) 稀疏的
She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun. 她的头发稀疏、淡黄,往后梳成了一个圆髻。
12. V-T/V-I When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. 使变稀疏; 变稀疏
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time. 当初要是分几个冬天来疏剪树木,会比一次性疏剪要更好些。
13. PHRASAL VERB Thin out means the same as . 使稀疏
NATO will continue to thin out its forces. 北约将继续裁军。
14. PHRASE If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone. (耐心等) 消磨掉
War has achieved little, and public patience is wearing thin. 战争收获甚微,公众的耐心日渐消磨。
15. on thin ice→see ice
16. thin air→see air
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thin /θɪn/ (thinning,thinned,thinner,thins,thinnest)
剑桥词典
- Flatten the pastry into a thin disc with your hands .
- There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water .
- Dictionaries are usually printed on thin paper .
- The partitions between the toilets were very thin.
- He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt .
- 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 .
thin adjective (NOT THICK)
having a small distance between two opposite sides薄的;细的
a thin book 薄薄的书
thin black lines 细黑线
a thin jacket (= made from thin material ) 薄夹克
例句
thin adjective (NOT FAT)
(of the body ) with little flesh on the bones(身体)瘦的,不肥的
Did you notice how thin her wrists were? 你注意到她的手腕有多细了吗?
Thin, hungry dogs roamed the streets . 瘦瘦的饿狗们在街上遛来遛去。
反义词
fat adjective (BIG)
be as thin as a rake UK (mainly US be as thin as a rail)
to be very thin
非常瘦;骨瘦如柴
He eats like a horse and yet he's as thin as a rake . 他象马一样吃得多,却骨瘦如柴。
例句
thin adjective (TRANSPARENT)
not difficult to see through
稀薄的
thin mist /cloud 薄雾/云
反义词
thick adjective (NOT FLOWING)
thin adjective (FEW)
having only a small number of people or a small amount of something
数量少的
Attendance at the meeting was rather thin. 到会者寥寥无几。
thin adjective (FLOWING EASILY)
(of a liquid ) flowing easily
(液体)稀的,不黏稠的
a thin soup 稀汤
反义词
thick adjective (NOT FLOWING)
thin adjective (WEAK)
weak or of poor quality
弱的;拙劣的;空泛的
a thin excuse 牵强的借口
a thin disguise 容易识破的伪装
a thin smile 淡淡一笑
习语
be thin on the groundbe thin on top
disappear/vanish into thin air
have a thin time (of it)
out of thin air
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