thin
英 [θɪn] 美 [θɪn]
adj.
【不規則形式】 thinner, thinnest
not thick 薄；細
1
薄的；細的 having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal
Cut the vegetables into thin strips.
把菜切成細條。
A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall.
牆上出現了許多細裂縫。
The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil.
屍體被埋藏在薄薄的一層土下面。
a thin blouse (= of light cloth)
薄薄的女襯衫
see also paper-thin
note at narrow
not fat 瘦
2
(of a person or part of the body 人或身體部位) (sometimes disapproving) 瘦的 not covered with much flesh
He was tall and thin, with dark hair.
他又高又瘦，滿頭黑髮。
She was looking pale and thin.
她面黃肌瘦。
He is as thin as a rake (= very thin) .
他骨瘦如柴。
thin legs
細腿
hair 毛髮
3
稀少的；稀疏的 not growing closely together or in large amounts
thin grey hair
稀疏的花白頭髮
liquid 液體
4
稀薄的；淡的 containing more liquid than is normal or expected
同義詞： runny
The sauce was thin and tasteless.
這醬汁淡而無味。
smoke 煙
5
能見度較高的；稀薄的 fairly easy to see through
They fought their way through where the smoke was thinner.
他們掙扎著從煙霧稀薄的地方逃了出去。
air 空氣
6
稀薄的；含氧少的 containing less oxygen than normal
sound 聲音
7
(disapproving) 微弱的；尖細的；有氣無力的 high and weak
Her thin voice trailed off into silence.
她的聲音越來越弱直至毫無聲息。
smile 微笑
8
不真心實意的；冷淡的 not sincere or enthusiastic
He gave a thin smile.
他淡然一笑。
light 光
9
微弱的；暗淡的 not very bright
the thin grey light of dawn
淺灰色的晨曦
poor quality 劣質
10
質量差的；空乏的；拙劣的 of poor quality; lacking an important quality
a thin excuse (= one that people are not likely to believe)
站不住腳的藉口
Their arguments all sound a little thin to me.
他們的論據我聽起來都覺得有點兒缺乏說服力。
thin
英 [θɪn] 美 [θɪn]
adj.
【不規則形式】 thinner, thinnest
not thick 薄；細
1
薄的；細的 having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal
Cut the vegetables into thin strips.
把菜切成細條。
A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall.
牆上出現了許多細裂縫。
The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil.
屍體被埋藏在薄薄的一層土下面。
a thin blouse (= of light cloth)
薄薄的女襯衫
see also paper-thin
note at narrow
not fat 瘦
2
(of a person or part of the body 人或身體部位) (sometimes disapproving) 瘦的 not covered with much flesh
He was tall and thin, with dark hair.
他又高又瘦，滿頭黑髮。
She was looking pale and thin.
她面黃肌瘦。
He is as thin as a rake (= very thin) .
他骨瘦如柴。
thin legs
細腿
hair 毛髮
3
稀少的；稀疏的 not growing closely together or in large amounts
thin grey hair
稀疏的花白頭髮
liquid 液體
4
稀薄的；淡的 containing more liquid than is normal or expected
同義詞： runny
The sauce was thin and tasteless.
這醬汁淡而無味。
smoke 煙
5
能見度較高的；稀薄的 fairly easy to see through
They fought their way through where the smoke was thinner.
他們掙扎著從煙霧稀薄的地方逃了出去。
air 空氣
6
稀薄的；含氧少的 containing less oxygen than normal
sound 聲音
7
(disapproving) 微弱的；尖細的；有氣無力的 high and weak
Her thin voice trailed off into silence.
她的聲音越來越弱直至毫無聲息。
smile 微笑
8
不真心實意的；冷淡的 not sincere or enthusiastic
He gave a thin smile.
他淡然一笑。
light 光
9
微弱的；暗淡的 not very bright
the thin grey light of dawn
淺灰色的晨曦
poor quality 劣質
10
質量差的；空乏的；拙劣的 of poor quality; lacking an important quality
a thin excuse (= one that people are not likely to believe)
站不住腳的藉口
Their arguments all sound a little thin to me.
他們的論據我聽起來都覺得有點兒缺乏說服力。