| 单词 | lissome |
| 释义 | lissome adjective literary(alsolissom)uk/ˈlɪs.əm/us/ˈlɪs.əm/attractivelythinandabletomovequicklyandsmoothly 轻盈的，灵巧的Synonyms lithe slender supple svelte sylphlikeusuallyhumorous Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
Examplesoflissomelissome Her slight,lissomefigure acquired a new elegance from her black dress. FromProject Gutenberg She seemed so much softer, so much more pliant, and tender, andlissome. FromProject Gutenberg Side by side they strolled away across the sunlit lawn, he so strong, virile, erect, she solissomeand graceful. FromProject Gutenberg She was slender of waist, full of bust, and, after alissome, sylph-like fashion, altogether charming in form. FromProject Gutenberg Where were the graceful,lissomefigure, the dainty complexion, the passion-darkened eyes. FromProject Gutenberg She stood tall andlissome, the picture of slender, robust health. FromProject Gutenberg She was slightly above medium height, though not tall--alissome, graceful girl with direct, frank eyes. FromProject Gutenberg Brown-gold hair, blue eyes, petite andlissomefigure—when had such description of a girl caught in the cogs of his memory? FromProject Gutenberg The doorway was darkened by a slightlissomeshadow. FromProject Gutenberg Herlissomefigure had lost its gallantry, the fine poise that had given her a note of wild freedom. FromProject Gutenberg Their sinuous figures disappear; they grow squat and stumpy; instead of thelissome, flexible girl, they develop into the heavy, inactive matron. FromProject Gutenberg There was too muchlissomegrace in the sinuous figure, and too much unearthly wisdom in the dark mysterious face. FromProject Gutenberg Little tremors quivered over thelissomebody of the lioness. FromProject Gutenberg She was dressed in rich brown velveteen, made to fit herlissomefigure. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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