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Someone who is hatchet-faced has athin, hard, andunpleasantface. 脸瘦削而严厉的SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnimal physiology: thin or slender (of people) - be skin and bone(s)idiom
- beanpole
- cadaverous
- ectomorph
- emaciation
- gaunt
- gauntness
- gracile
- hard-bodied
- hollow
- hollow-cheeked
- lanky
- raw-boned
- scraggy
- skinny
- slenderize
- slight
- svelte
- sylphlike
- trim
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