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单词 thinly
释义
thinly
adverb
uk
/ˈθɪn.li/us
/ˈθɪn.li/

thinlyadverb(NOT THICK)

made or done so that something is notthick:
薄薄地
thinly-slicedham薄片火腿
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Thin and fine
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • attenuation
  • delicate
  • elongated
  • lean
  • narrow
  • narrowness
  • paper-thin
  • papery
  • sheer
  • slender
  • slim
  • slimline
  • super-thin
  • superfine
  • thin
  • ultra-thin
  • ultrafine
  • wafer-thin
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Narrow and thin

thinlyadverb(FEW)

with only asmallnumberofpeopleor things, or without thepeopleor things beingcloseto each other:
稀疏地，稀少地
a thinlypopulatedarea人口稀少的地区
thinlyplantedseedlings稀疏种植的树苗
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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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thinlyadverb(TRANSPARENT)

in a way that is notdifficulttoseethrough or torecognize:
稀薄地；浅薄地
Alightmistthinlycoveredthesummit.薄雾疏疏地挂在山尖上。
a thinlydisguisedlie容易识破的谎话
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Transparent
  • clear
  • crystal
  • crystal clearidiom
  • crystalline
  • densely
  • diaphanous
  • filminess
  • filmy
  • impenetrable
  • limpid
  • liquid
  • opacity
  • opaquely
  • pellucid
  • seesomeonethroughsomething
  • thin
  • translucence
  • translucent
  • transparency
  • transparent
(Definition ofthinlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

thinly| American Dictionary

thinly
adverb
us
/ˈθɪn·li/

thinlyadverb(IN WEAK WAY)

in a way that is notdifficulttoseethrough orunderstand:
It was a thinlydisguisedattempttogaincontrol.

thinlyadverb(NOT IN THICK WAY)

(alsothin,us/θɪn/)
made or done so that something has asmalldistancefrom thetopto thebottomside:
Thinlyslicedcheeseis good forsandwiches.
(Definition ofthinlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

thinly| Business English

thinly
adverb
uk
/ˈθɪnli/us
FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
with fewpeoplebuyingorsellingshares, etc.:
thinly traded markets/securities/stocksThere are thinlytradedmarketsfor all threecompanies'shares.
without enoughmoney,people,supplies, etc. tooperate, do ajob, orprovidewhat isneeded:
Therefinerieswerethinlystaffed, andemployeeswereoverworked.
Ifbudgetsbecomemorethinlystretched,servicequalitycan onlysuffer.
Because theindustryisthinlycapitalized, itremainshighlyvulnerableto the nexteconomicdownturn.
(Definition ofthinlyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthinly

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The passage is an exposition ofthinlybased assumptions and deep-seated attitudes.
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Second, the reactionary tone of the contributions is onlythinlyveiled (indeed at some points, not at all).
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The flattened cells werethinlyspread on the substrate.
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The formation consists of fine-grained,thinlybedded, silty sandstones and siltstones which were deposited in a turbidite setting.
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The candidate will spend most the campaign making speeches throughout the constituency, not infrequently atthinlyattended meetings, and canvassing door to door where possible.
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None has outlawed faculty participation in speaker's bureaus, or participation in consulting arrangements that arethinlyveiled marketing efforts.
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The policy implication would be that it is not necessarily wise to spread the plantationsthinly.
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The urban fabric is spread sothinlyover so vast an area that the majority of streets have lost all potential to tease our senses.
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Most of the advertisements for" female pills", which werethinlyveiled abortifacients, were directed at working-class women.
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Even in the smaller specific groups, women often felt that they were struggling againstthinly-disguised misogyny.
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Not only is the population of the interior spreadthinly, but per capita incomes in the interior are lower than in the pampean provinces.
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An initialthinlytextured rhythmic and chordal idea eventually leads to dense, accented chordal voicings.
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Surface waters in contact with melting ice tend to be verythinlypopulated with zooplankton.
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Unlike urban deprivation, which is concentrated in large areas of run-down property and visibly apparent physical decay, rural deprivation is spread morethinly.
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There is also the danger of spreading resources toothinlyand separating teams from local authority power structures.
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