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wiry

/wahyuhr-ee/US // ˈwaɪər i //UK // (ˈwaɪərɪ) //

纤细的,纤细,有毛发的,瘦弱的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    wir·i·er, wir·i·est.

    • : made of wire.
    • : in the form of wire.
    • : resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass.
    • : lean and sinew: a wiry little person.
    • : produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones.

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Examples

  • We see a younger, even more wiry Bourdain singing the praises of breakfast-time cigarettes, or play-fencing with a friend, using treacherous-looking kitchen knives as weapons.

  • I can count the time by the inches of wiry, silver hair coming from my scalp.

  • Wiry and more grey man than charismatic, Votel is known for his no-nonsense, rather closed demeanor.

  • My prom date, Red, sported a wiry mustache and drove a black-and-gold Camaro.

  • Little wiry chap, with silvery hair, bright brown eyes and plenty of wrinkles.

  • He was wiry, crisp, and clean and lean, his mind as sharp as ever.

  • Models came down the runway in head pieces fashioned into twisted, wiry wigs in subtle winter colors.

  • The old gentleman was heavy and Gwynne sound and wiry in spite of his delicate appearance.

  • His predecessors had to deal with Perry Thomas, and in spite of his gentle ways and intellectual cast, Perry is active and wiry.

  • He was of frugal and temperate habits, a wiry man at the height of his physical powers, with lean flanks and a deep chest.

  • Chumru laid aside the garment and tickled his wiry hair underneath his turban.

  • His forehead was not very high, but broad and open; his hair dark and wiry, for which reason he kept it cut short.