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单词 slimness
释义
slimness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈslɪm.nəs/us
/ˈslɪm.nəs/
approving
(inpeople) thequalityof beingattractivelythin:
（人）苗条，纤细
Millions ofpeoplearewalkingregularlyforfitness, slimness, andhealth.数以百万计的人为了健身、瘦身和健康而经常步行。
The slimness of herwaistisemphasizedby ashinybelt.闪亮的腰带突出了她腰部的纤细。
thequalityof being verysmallinsizeoramount:
The slimness of thisvolumeismisleading: the ninestoriesrequirecarefulreading.
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  • Despite her slimness shelooksagileandstrong.
  • Emily didseeslimness as havinghealthbenefits, but shewantedtoloseweightforcosmeticreasons.
  • Thisphonecoverseemstoofferbestcombinationofprotectionand slimness.
  • Heheldtheknifetowards her so she couldseeitsslimness andlengthandglitteringsharpness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
  • be skin and bone(s)idiom
  • beanpole
  • cadaverous
  • ectomorph
  • emaciation
  • gaunt
  • gauntness
  • gracile
  • hard-bodied
  • hatchet-faced
  • hollow
  • hollow-cheeked
  • lanky
  • raw-boned
  • scraggy
  • skinny
  • slenderize
  • slight
  • svelte
  • trim
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Thin and fine
Extremely small
(Definition ofslimnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
slimness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈslɪm.nəs/us
/ˈslɪm.nəs/
approving
(inpeople) thequalityof beingattractivelythin
（人）苗条，纤细
Millions ofpeoplearewalkingregularlyforfitness, slimness, andhealth.数以百万计的人为了健身、瘦身和健康而经常步行。
The slimness of herwaistisemphasizedby ashinybelt.闪亮的腰带突出了她腰部的纤细。
See
slim
More examples
  • Despite her slimness shelooksagileandstrong.
  • Emily didseeslimness as havinghealthbenefits, but shewantedtoloseweightforcosmeticreasons.
  • Thisphonecoverseemstoofferbestcombinationofprotectionand slimness.
  • Heheldtheknifetowards her so she couldseeitsslimness andlengthandglitteringsharpness.

Examplesofslimness

slimness
Ageing and the pursuit ofslimness: dietary restraint and weight satisfaction in elderly women.
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The women's beliefs about the benefits ofslimnessresulted in their attempting to control their size through avoiding foods they regarded as fattening.
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Ageing and the pursuit ofslimness: dieting restraint and weight satisfaction in elderly women.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aging and the pursuit ofslimness: dieting and body satisfaction through life.
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As they toss their heads, their long sleek black hair (in some cases tinted brown) swishes across their waists, theslimnessof which is emphasized by shiny belts.
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More importantly, in some cases the preoccupation of obsessive dieters with unnaturalslimnessmay be a cause of other physical and psychological illnesses.
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The first of our units has gone out to competitive tender, and that represents a continued search forslimnessin an already fit athlete.
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Many of them have managed to retain a degree of elegantslimnesswhich has escaped me.
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That explains her elegantslimnessand vital attractiveness.
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Despite itsslimness, this report is encyclopaedic when one considers the extent of the information that it contains.
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Perhaps one of the pities is that there are more women who are trying to achieve a deceptiveslimnessthan who are even interested in equal pay to-day.
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On the contrary, the evidence is that the preoccupation with unnaturalslimnessis itself the cause of a great deal of physical as well as psychological illness.
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She did remark, however, that while starring in the show she refrained from eating sweets, retaining herslimnesswith intense workouts and running.
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Thisslimnessreduced drag but also somewhat worsened the task of the two pilots.
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