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thinly

/thin/US // θɪn //UK // (θɪn) //

薄薄地,薄薄的,稀疏地,稀疏

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    thin·ner, thin·nest.

    • : having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
    • : of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire.
    • : having little flesh; spare; lean: a thin man.
    • : composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation.
    • : scant; not abundant or plentiful.
    • : of relatively slight consistency or viscosity: thin soup.
    • : rarefied, as air.
    • : without solidity or substance; flimsy: a very thin plot for such a long book.
    • : lacking fullness or volume; weak and shrill: a thin voice.
    • : without force or a sincere effort: a thin smile.
    • : lacking body, richness, or strength: a thin wine.
    • : lacking in chroma; of light tint.
    • : Photography. lacking in density or contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a thin manner.
    • : sparsely; not densely.
    • : so as to produce something thin: Slice the ham thin.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    thinned, thin·ning.

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

    thinned, thin·ning.

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

Phrases

  • 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

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
casually随便说说,随便,随意,胡乱地delicately娇滴滴地,巧妙地,娇艳地,娇嫩地easily很容易,容易,轻松地,轻松faintly隐约可见,隐隐约约地,隐约地,隐隐约约freely自如的,自如地,自如,自由自在gingerly轻轻地,缓慢地,轻轻的,怯生生地mildly轻度,温和地,温和的,温和moderately中度,适度,中等,中等程度quietly悄悄地,静静地,悄悄的,安静地simply只是,只是单纯的,只是简单的,只是简单地slightly略有,稍微,稍微有点,略微softly轻轻地,轻轻的,柔和地,轻轻地说sparsely稀少的,稀少,稀疏地,稀疏的subtly巧妙地,巧妙的,巧妙,微妙地tenderly温柔地,温柔的,温柔地对待,轻轻地agilely敏捷地,灵活地,敏捷的,敏捷airily轻轻地,气喘吁吁,飘飘然,气喘吁吁地breezily微风拂面,微风吹拂,轻轻地,微风拂过carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的daintily潇洒地,潇洒的,潇洒,淡淡地ethereally空灵的,精神上,空灵,空灵地flippantly草草地,草草了事,胡乱地,胡乱frivolously轻率地,轻率,轻狂,轻浮heedlessly漫不经心地,漫不经心,不经意地,漫不经心的indifferently漠然地,冷漠地,漠然,漠视地leniently宽大地,宽松地,宽厚地,宽大处理nimbly敏捷地,飘逸地,飘飘然地,飘逸peacefully平静地,和平地,平安地,平静的readily随时随地,随时,辄,欣然slightingly微微地,稍微,稍微有点,微微smoothly顺利地,平稳地,顺利的,顺利sparingly节省,稀少的,稀少,稀少地tenuously勉强,勉强地,勉强的,切实thoughtlessly不经意地,不加思索地,不经意间,漫不经心地timidly怯懦地,怯怯地,胆怯地,怯生生地unsubstantially非实质性,非实质性的,非实质性地,毫无意义的well很好,良好的,好的,好

Examples

  • 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.

  • Typically, you’ll find that saving some money means less material, which equals a thinner vest.

  • 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.

  • The IRS staff is stretched thin, meaning there could be delays as the agency juggles both tax filings and stimulus payments.

  • To combat this, most touch screen gloves are designed thinner.

  • Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.

  • “I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.

  • Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.

  • They were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault.

  • We had a very thin book that we had to create characters with some different complexity.

  • This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.

  • The Princess was pale and thin; and, though dressed superbly, seemed fitter for her chamber.

  • Her thin and narrow hands held the balcony railing rather tightly.

  • His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.

  • She saw in the chair a thin, broken figure, a drawn brown face, a wreck of a man.