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adj.

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vi.

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  • 易混淆的单词:Thin  
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1. ADJ-GRADED 窄的;细的 Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. 
  • A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...

    一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。

  • James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.

    詹姆斯面部瘦削,轮廓分明,容易过敏。

2. ADJ-GRADED (人、动物)瘦的 A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body . 
  • He was a tall, thin man with grey hair...

    他是个瘦高个,头发灰白。

  • He is small and very thin and has pale-white skin.

    他个头瘦小,肤色苍白。

thinness
  • There was something familiar about him, his fawn raincoat, his thinness, the way he moved.

    他有点眼熟——浅黄褐色雨衣,瘦削的身影,走路的姿态。

3. ADJ-GRADED (纸、布等)薄的 Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. 
  • ...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper...

    一本用纸轻薄、字体精细的蓝皮小书

  • A thin layer of topsoil was swept away.

    薄薄的一层表土被冲走了。

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  • Peel and thinly slice the onion...

    剥掉洋葱皮,然后切成薄片。

  • Roll the pasta out as thinly as possible.

    把面团擀开,擀得越薄越好。

4. ADJ-GRADED (液体)稀的,淡的 Liquids that are thin are weak and watery. 
  • The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich...

    汤又稀又清,味道却出奇地浓。

  • They are stirring huge pots of rice and thin vegetable soup over a fire made of charcoal.

    他们搅动着架在木炭火堆上的大罐米饭和蔬菜清汤。

5. ADJ-GRADED (人群、观众)稀少的,稀疏的 A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it. 
  • The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.

    比赛前半段观众还稀稀拉拉的,这时明显增多了。

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  • The island is thinly populated.

    这个岛上人烟稀少。

  • ...thinly attended meetings.

    与会者寥寥无几的会议

6. ADJ-GRADED (微笑)冷淡的,牵强的,不幽默的 A thin smile is one that is not friendly or humorous. 
  • All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.

    她极力挤出了一丝勉强的苦笑。

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  • Wilson smiled thinly. 'We have decided to name the new Home after Councillor Minford.'

    威尔逊淡淡一笑,“我们已经决定以市政议员明福德的名字给这个新疗养院命名。”

7. ADJ-GRADED (衣物)薄的,单薄的 Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. 
  • Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.

    她的礼服很薄,浑身在发抖,一半是冻的。

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  • Mrs Brown wrapped the thinly clad man in her fur coat.

    布朗夫人用自己的皮大衣把那个衣衫单薄的男子裹住。

8. ADJ-GRADED (论点、解释)浅薄的,不足信的,说服力差的 If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. 
  • However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous...

    然而,这个证据难以令人信服,而且有点模棱两可。

  • Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform.

    就算乐观主义者的理论是对的,还是不足以阻止改革的进行。

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  • Much of the speech was a thinly disguised attack on the management of the company.

    讲话内容大多是对公司管理层几乎不加掩饰的抨击。

  • ...a series of what correspondents describe as thinly veiled threats to use force.

    一系列被记者们描述为几乎公开表明要诉诸武力的威胁

9. ADJ-GRADED (声音)尖声尖气的,尖细的 A voice or sound that is thin is high-pitched and not very loud. 
  • Her thin voice rose high in complaint.

    她抱怨时抬高了尖细的嗓音。

10. ADJ-GRADED (头发)稀疏的 If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. 
  • She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.

    她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳,挽成了个圆髻。

11. V-ERG (使)变稀疏 When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. 
  • It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time...

    当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木,会比一下子疏剪完效果好。

  • By midnight the crowd had thinned.

    半夜时分,人群渐渐散去了。

  • Thin out means the same as thin .thin out 同 thin
    • NATO will continue to thin out its forces...

      北约将继续缩减兵力。

    • When the crowd began to thin out, I realized that most of the food was still there...

      人群渐渐散去的时候,我意识到大多数食物基本没人动过。

    • Further up the river, the vineyards start to thin out and the orange groves and almond trees take over.

      继续溯流而上,葡萄园开始淡去,柑橘园和杏树多了起来。

12. VERB 使(调味汁或液体)变稀薄;使变淡 To thin a sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it. 
  • It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly...

    可能有必要将酱汁稍稍稀释一下。

  • Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.

    阿司匹林可以稀释血液,使其在变窄的血管里更顺畅地流动。

  • Thin down means the same as thin .thin down 同 thin
    • Thin down your mayonnaise with soured cream or natural yoghurt.

      用酸奶油或原味酸奶稀释蛋黄酱。

    • ...an oil-based paint that was thinned down with white spirit.

      用石油溶剂油稀释了的油性油漆

13. VERB (男子的头发)变稀疏,脱落 If a man's hair is thinning, it has begun to fall out.  thin on top→see: top
  • His hair is thinning and his skin has lost all hint of youth.

    他的头发开始脱落,皮肤也老化了。

14. PHRASE (耐心等)消磨掉,耗尽 If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone. 
  • Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.

    议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机,公众日渐失去了耐心。

15.   on thin ice→see: ice;  thin air→see: air
相关词组:
thin down  thin out 
Verb

1. lose thickness; become thin or thinner

2. make thin or thinner;

  • "Thin the solution"

3. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

  • "cut bourbon"

4. take off weight

Adjective

1. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;

  • "thin wire"
  • "a thin chiffon blouse"
  • "a thin book"
  • "a thin layer of paint"

2. lacking excess flesh;

  • "you can't be too rich or too thin"
  • "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

3. very narrow;

  • "a thin line across the page"

4. having little substance or significance;

  • "a flimsy excuse"
  • "slight evidence"
  • "a tenuous argument"
  • "a thin plot"

5. not dense;

  • "a thin beard"
  • "trees were sparse"

6. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;

  • "air is thin at high altitudes"
  • "a thin soup"
  • "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"
  • "thin oil"

7. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume;

  • "a thin feeble cry"

8. lacking spirit or sincere effort;

  • "a thin smile"
Adverb

1. without viscosity;

  • "the blood was flowing thin"

土木工程

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  • 1.薄壁结构
  • 2.thin-wall structure
1. A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.
胖人较瘦人肉多。

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2. A thin layer of ice formed over the lake.
湖面上凝结了一层薄冰。

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3. A thin rain began to fall as he turned from the high road into a narrow lane.
当他从大路拐进一条小胡同时,开始下起小雨来。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. A thin thread of path dwindled and finally disappeared as it climbed the steep slope of the down.
一条小径越远显得越细,在爬上土丘的陡坡时终于消失了。

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5. A thin, hollow needle was carefully introduced into the patient's abdomen.
一根细空心针被小心地插入病人腹部。

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6. All the menfolk(s) in his family are little, thin people.
他家中所有的男人都又矮又瘦。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7. Allen is going go visit us thin weekend.
艾伦周末来拜访我们。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Apply a thin coating of glue to the surface.
在表面涂上薄薄的一层胶水。

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9. Boil down the soup until it gets thicker.I don't like thin soup.
把汤熬浓,我不喜欢稀汤。

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10. Cold winds riddled through the thin walls.
冷风穿过薄墙。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. Draw out the wire until it is very thin.
把这条金属线拉得很细才行。

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12. Even mother's patience was wearing thin.
甚至连母亲都渐渐变得不耐烦了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. Faults are thick where love is thin.
爱情一淡薄,样样不顺眼。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. From two blocks over he could hear the thin wail.
他从两条街以外的地方就能听到那微弱的哭泣声。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15. He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.
他设法装出有点知识的外表,用来掩饰自己的无知。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. He sliced the bread into thin and flat pieces.
他把面包切成薄片。

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17. He's been having rather a thin time since his wife left him.
自从他妻子离开他之后,他日子一直过得不太好。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. Her illness left her very thin.
她的病使她消瘦多了。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

19. Her thin dress did little to bestead her against the chill north wind.
她那件薄薄的衣裳对于防御寒冷的北风没有多少帮助。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles.
她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。

来自《简明英汉词典》