thin / θɪn /

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thin4 个定义

adj. 形容词 adjective

thin·ner, thin·nest.

  1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  2. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire.
  3. having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man.
adv. 副词 adverb
  1. in a thin manner.
  2. sparsely; not densely.
  3. so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin.
v. 有主动词 verb

thinned, thin·ning.

  1. to make thin or thinner.
v. 无主动词 verb

thinned, thin·ning.

  1. to become thin or thinner; become reduced or diminished: The crowd is thinning out.

thin 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

fine, light, slender

adj. 形容词 adjective

transparent, fine

adj. 形容词 adjective

deficient, weak

adj. 形容词 adjective

diluted

v. 动词 verb

make diluted or less dense

thin构成的短语

  • thin as a rail
  • thin edge of the wedge
  • thing or two
  • things are looking up
  • thin on top
  • into thin air
  • on thin ice
  • spread oneself too thin
  • through thick and thin
  • wear thin

更多thin例句

  1. I tend to use this method when working with far-too-thin gravies and rich, hearty stews where I’ve probably already used some flour earlier in the cooking process but want to thicken it further.
  2. Typically, you’ll find that saving some money means less material, which equals a thinner vest.
  3. On a rainy street I found a suit, hat and tie, all perfectly placed and slumped on a bench, as if their wearer disappeared into thin air.
  4. The IRS staff is stretched thin, meaning there could be delays as the agency juggles both tax filings and stimulus payments.
  5. To combat this, most touch screen gloves are designed thinner.
  6. Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.
  7. “I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.
  8. Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.
  9. They were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault.
  10. We had a very thin book that we had to create characters with some different complexity.
  11. This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.
  12. The Princess was pale and thin; and, though dressed superbly, seemed fitter for her chamber.
  13. Her thin and narrow hands held the balcony railing rather tightly.
  14. His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.
  15. She saw in the chair a thin, broken figure, a drawn brown face, a wreck of a man.