英语单词短语词组“thin”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

thin

adjective

/θɪn/us

/θɪn/

thinner|thinnest

thinadjective(NOT THICK)

having asmalldistancebetween twooppositesides:

薄的；细的

a thinbook薄薄的书

thinblacklines细黑线

a thinjacket(= made from thinmaterial)薄夹克

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Flatten thepastryinto a thindiscwithyourhands.
There was a thinlayerofoilon thesurfaceof thewater.
Dictionaries are usuallyprintedon thinpaper.
Thepartitionsbetween thetoiletswere very thin.
Heshiveredwithcoldin his thincottonshirt.

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Thin and fine

attenuate
attenuated
attenuation
delicate
elongated
lean
narrow
narrowness
paper-thin
papery
sheer
slender
slim
slimline
super-thin
superfine
thinly
ultra-thin
ultrafine
wafer-thin

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Narrow and thin

thinadjective(NOT FAT)

(of thebody) with littlefleshon thebones:

（身体）瘦的，不肥的

Did younoticehow thin herwristswere?你注意到她的手腕有多细了吗？

Thin,hungrydogsroamedthestreets.瘦瘦的饿狗们在街上遛来遛去。

Opposite

fat(BIG)

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having less flesh on the body than average

thinShe's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
skinnyYou should eat more. You're much too skinny.
scrawnyHe hated his scrawny legs.
slimHe was tall, very slim, with pale, deep-set eyes.
slenderHe put his arms around her slender waist.

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be as thin as a rakeUK(mainlyUSbe as thin as a rail)

to be very thin:

非常瘦；骨瘦如柴

Heeatslike ahorseandyethe's as thin as arake.他象马一样吃得多，却骨瘦如柴。

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She's so thinyetsheeatslike ahorse.
She has animpossiblythinwaist.
Thejackethunglooselyon his thinbody.
She's got along, thinface.
Runners come in allshapesandsizes-fatand thin,shortandtall.

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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)

be skin and bone(s)idiom
beanpole
cadaverous
ectomorph
emaciation
gauntness
gracile
hard-bodied
hatchet-faced
hollow
hollow-cheeked
lanky
raw-boned
scrawny
skinny
slenderize
slight
svelte
sylphlike
wasted

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thinadjective(TRANSPARENT)

notdifficulttoseethrough:

稀薄的

thinmist/cloud薄雾／云

Opposite

thick(NOT FLOWING)

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Transparent

clear
crystal
crystal clearidiom
crystalline
densely
diaphanous
filminess
filmy
impenetrable
limpid
liquid
opacity
opaquely
pellucid
seesomeonethroughsomething
thinly
translucence
translucent
transparency
transparent

thinadjective(FEW)

having only asmallnumberofpeopleor asmallamountof something:

数量少的

Attendance at themeetingwasratherthin.到会者寥寥无几。

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Small in number and quantity

beggarly
below
bubkes
certain
could countsomethingon (the fingers of) one handidiom
count
mildness
mingy
minimal
minimally
modestly
outside
piffling
remote
scantly
slenderness
smallness
speak
strength
suggestion

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thinadjective(AIR)

Air that is thincontainslessoxygenthan theairatsealevel:

Altitudesicknessissufferedbymountainclimbersbreathingthinairwith littleoxygenon highpeaks.

For manyriders, the firstdayin themountainsis thehardest, as theystruggletoadjustto the thinnerair.

In thenorthernhighlandsof Ethiopia theairis thin and I'mbreathlessafter theclimb.

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The Earth & outer space - general words

ablate
aeolian
alluvium
anti-gravity
atmosphere
auroral
geo-
geocentric
geophysicist
globe
horizon
lithosphere
lithospheric
mesosphere
mesospheric
microgravity
the Big Bang
the big bang theory
the firmament
underground

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thinadjective(FLOWING EASILY)

(of aliquid)flowingeasily:

（液体）稀的，不黏稠的

a thinsoup稀汤

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liquidadjective(SUBSTANCE)

runny

Opposite

thick(NOT FLOWING)

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Movement of liquids

backsplash
be dripping withsomethingidiom
bleed
decant
drainage
drip
eddy
leakage
ripple
run a bathphrase
runsomeone/somethingover
runnel
seep
seepage
spate
swill
swirl
topsomethingup
trickle
tub

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Physics: the state of matter

thinadjective(WEAK)

weakor ofpoorquality:

弱的；拙劣的；空泛的

a thinexcuse牵强的借口

a thindisguise容易识破的伪装

a thinsmile淡淡一笑

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Weakness and vulnerability

Achilles heel
at a low ebbidiom
be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
besomeone'spoodleidiom
brittle
helplessly
helplessness
house of cardsidiom
human
impotence
sitting target
soft target
submissive
submissively
submissiveness
wetly
wetness
wimpy
wonky
wuss

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Related word

thinness

Idioms

be thin on the ground
be thin on top
into thin air
have a thin time (of it)
out of thin air
the thin end of the wedge

thin

verb

/θɪn/us

/θɪn/

-nn-

thinverb(LESS THICK)

[T]

to make asubstancelessthick, often byaddingaliquidto it:

使变稀，稀释

Thin thesaucedownwith a littlestock.加少量汤汁把调料弄稀一点。

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Preparing food

batch cooking
biga
bind
boil
butter
buttered
can't boil an eggidiom
clarify
glaze
glazed
grate
ingredient
jerk
purée
re-season
recipe
rehydrate
restuff
toss
zap

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thinverb(FEWER)

[IorT]

(alsothin out)

When acrowdor agroupthins (out), itbecomesfewer innumber, and when you thin (out) agroupofplantsor other things, youremovesome to make them fewer:

（使）变少

Thetrafficwill thin out after therushhour.交通高峰期过后车流量将减少。

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Becoming and making smaller or less

abridgment
attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
attenuation
boil
damp
falling
falling-off
foreshorten
foreshortened
go through the flooridiom
rollback
runsomeone/somethingdown
rundown
sag
salami slicing
shave
telescope
tumble

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Phrasal verb

thin down

(Definition ofthinfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

thin

adjective

/θɪn/us

/θɪn/

thinner|thinnest

thinadjective(NOT THICK)

having asmalldistancebetween twooppositesides

薄的；细的

a thinbook薄薄的书

thinblacklines细黑线

a thinjacket(= made from thinmaterial)薄夹克

More examples

Flatten thepastryinto a thindiscwithyourhands.
There was a thinlayerofoilon thesurfaceof thewater.
Dictionaries are usuallyprintedon thinpaper.
Thepartitionsbetween thetoiletswere very thin.
Heshiveredwithcoldin his thincottonshirt.

thinadjective(NOT FAT)

(of thebody) with littlefleshon thebones

（身体）瘦的，不肥的

Did younoticehow thin herwristswere?你注意到她的手腕有多细了吗？

Thin,hungrydogsroamedthestreets.瘦瘦的饿狗们在街上遛来遛去。

Opposite

fat(BIG)

be as thin as a rakeUK(mainlyUSbe as thin as a rail)

to be very thin

非常瘦；骨瘦如柴

Heeatslike ahorseandyethe's as thin as arake.他象马一样吃得多，却骨瘦如柴。

More examples

She's so thinyetsheeatslike ahorse.
She has animpossiblythinwaist.
Thejackethunglooselyon his thinbody.
She's got along, thinface.
Runners come in allshapesandsizes-fatand thin,shortandtall.

thinadjective(TRANSPARENT)

notdifficulttoseethrough

稀薄的

thinmist/cloud薄雾／云

Opposite

thick(NOT FLOWING)

thinadjective(FEW)

having only asmallnumberofpeopleor asmallamountof something

数量少的

Attendance at themeetingwasratherthin.到会者寥寥无几。

thinadjective(FLOWING EASILY)

(of aliquid)flowingeasily

（液体）稀的，不黏稠的

a thinsoup稀汤

Opposite

thick(NOT FLOWING)

thinadjective(WEAK)

weakor ofpoorquality

弱的；拙劣的；空泛的

a thinexcuse牵强的借口

a thindisguise容易识破的伪装

a thinsmile淡淡一笑

Idioms

be thin on the ground
be thin on top
disappear/vanish into thin air
have a thin time (of it)
out of thin air
the thin end of the wedge

thin

verb

/θɪn/us

/θɪn/

-nn-

thinverb(LESS THICK)

[T]

to make asubstancelessthick, often byaddingaliquidto it

使变稀，稀释

Thin thesaucedownwith a littlestock.加少量汤汁把调料弄稀一点。

thinverb(FEWER)

[IorT]

(alsothin out)

When acrowdor agroupthins (out), itbecomesfewer innumber, and when you thin (out) agroupofplantsor other things, youremovesome to make them fewer.

（使）变少

Thetrafficwill thin out after therushhour.交通高峰期过后车流量将减少。

Phrasal verb

thin down

thin| American Dictionary

thin

adjective[-er/-est only]

/θɪn/

-nn-

thinadjective[-er/-est only](NOT DEEP)

having asmalldistancefrom thetopto thebottomside:

thinsummerclothing

Thestatueiscoatedwith a thinlayerofgold.

thinadjective[-er/-est only](NOT FAT)

having littleextrafleshon thebody:

thinarms/legs

a thinface

Models must betalland thin.

thinadjective[-er/-est only](FEW)

having only a few of somethingcoveringanarea; notdense:

Hishairis thin ontop.

Where there is littlerain,grassandtreesget thinner.

thinadjective[-er/-est only](FLOWING EASILY)

(of aliquid)flowingeasily:

Webegandinnerwith a thin buttastysoup.

thinadjective[-er/-est only](WEAK)

lackingforceorsubstance;weak:

a thin,metallictone

Ithoughttheplotwas abitthin.

Wesleptpoorlythatnightin the thinmountainair.

Idiom

vanish into thin air

thin

verb[I/T]

/θɪn/

-nn-

thinverb[I/T](BECOME FEWER)

tobecomefewer innumber, or to make agroupof things fewer innumber:

[I]Traffic thins out after seven o’clock.

[T]Animprovingeconomyhelpedthinunemploymentlines.

thin| Business English

thin

adjective

/θɪn/us

thinner|thinnest

FINANCE,COMMERCE

iftrading, etc. is thin, not manypeoplearebuyingorsellingshares, etc.:

Investorperceptionsmaydecreasethevalueofhigh-riskbonds,especiallyina thinmarket.

In anotherdayofthintrading, theFTSE100rose21 to 5269.5.

having only asmallnumberofpeopleor asmallamountof something,especiallymoney:

Wages arelowerin thearea, andunionmembershipis thin.

Turnover wasextremelythin.

athinbudget

a thin margin/profit margin

COMMERCE

asituationin which there is only asmalldifferencebetween thetotalcostof making andsellingsomething and thepriceit issoldfor, or between thetotalamountofmoneyacompanyreceivesfromsalesand thetotalcostofproducingallitsproductsandservices:

Cost is anissuein abusinessthatoperateson thinmargins.

be stretched thin

to not have enoughmoney,people,supplies, etc. tooperate, do ajob, orprovidewhat isneeded:

Without moremoney, theprogramswould bestretchedthin.

In thecurrenteconomicclimate,doctorsandnursesarestretchedthin andequipmentislackingin many of theclinics.

the thin end of the wedgeUK

something that is not veryharmfulin itself but that will be thestartof aharmfuldevelopment:

Theintroductionof afeefor theservicehas beendescribedas "the thin end of thewedge" byunionleaders.

thin on the groundUK

existingonly insmallnumbersoramounts:

Goodstrategicleadersare very thin on thegroundin UKcompanies.

Examplesofthin

thin

Carrying ply fabric so that it is thinner includes holding; it's thus more than fabrics of comparable comprehensive.