thin
[θin]
adj.薄的, 瘦的, 稀的
adv.薄薄地
v.变瘦, 变稀少, 使变薄
例句与用法:
Unions regard the government's intention to ban overtime as the thin end of the wedge.
工会认为政府禁止加班的用意是老鼠拉木 , 大头在後边。
The ice on the pond is too thin for skating.
池塘上的冰面太薄了,不能滑冰。
词形变化:
形容词: thinnish | 副词: thinly | 形容词比较级: thinner | 形容词最高级: thinnest | 名词: thinness | 动词过去式: thinned | 动词过去分词: thinned | 动词现在分词: thinning | 动词第三人称单数: thins |
详细释义:
a.
1. 薄的; 细的; 瘦的
She looks thinner than before.
她看上去比过去瘦了。
2. 稀少的; 稀疏的
He has thin hair.
他头发稀疏。
3. 稀薄的; 淡的
The air became even thinner when I climbed to the top of the mountain.
我爬到山顶时, 空气变得更加稀薄了。
4. 微弱的
5. 空洞的; 浅薄的; 不能令人信服的
Her speech sounded rather thin.
她的演讲听上去颇为空洞。
6. 【俚】不舒服的, 不愉快的
ad.
薄; 细; 稀; 疏; 微
Don't cut the bread too thin.
别把面包切得太薄。
vt.
1. 使薄; 使细; 使稀; 使瘦; 使淡[(+out)]
Care thinned her cheeks.
忧虑使她面颊瘦削。
The wine has been thinned with water.
这酒已用水冲淡。
2. 间(苗)[(+out)]
vi.
变薄; 变细; 变瘦, 变稀; 变淡[(+out)]
His hair is thinning.
他的头发变少了。
短语词组:
spread oneself thin
1. 试图同时做太多的工作
You're spreading yourself too thin.
你太性急了, 最好一件一件地做。
thin down
1. (使)变细
The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.
这条小河已变成细流了。
thin out
1. (使)变薄
The barber thinned out my thick hair.
理发师把我浓密的头发削薄了一些。