emaciated
adjective
formaluk/iˈmeɪ.si.eɪ.tɪd/us/iˈmeɪ.si.eɪ.t̬ɪd/verythinandweak, usually because ofillnessorextremehunger:
(通常由于疾病或极度饥饿)消瘦的,憔悴的,虚弱的There werepicturesof emaciatedchildrenon thecoverof themagazine.杂志封面上是几幅骨瘦如柴的儿童的照片。
Synonyms
bony(THIN)
cadaverous
gaunt
haggard
pinched
skeletal
wasted(THIN)
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.
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
- skinny
- slenderize
- slight
- svelte
- sylphlike
- trim
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