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TOEFL BNC: 1670 COCA: 1621
thin
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Word forms: comparative thinner, superlative thinnest, 3rd person singular present tense thins, present participle thinning, past tense , past participle thinned
1 ADJ-GRADED 窄的;细的 Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. 窄的;细的
  • 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 . (人、动物)瘦的
  • 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. (纸、布等)薄的
  • ...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。

thinly
  • 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. (液体)稀的,淡的
  • 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。

SYN watery, weak, diluted, dilute
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. (人群、观众)稀少的,稀疏的
  • 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。

thinly
  • 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 [usually ADJ n] (微笑)冷淡的,牵强的,不幽默的 A thin smile is one that is not friendly or humorous. (微笑)冷淡的,牵强的,不幽默的
  • All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.

    她极力挤出了一丝勉强的苦笑。

thinly
  • 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. (衣物)薄的,单薄的
  • 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。

thinly
  • 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. (论点、解释)浅薄的,不足信的,说服力差的
  • 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。

thinly
  • 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. (声音)尖声尖气的,尖细的
  • 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. (头发)稀疏的
  • 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。

SYN wispy, thinning, sparse, scarce
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. (使)变稀疏 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
  • It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB]

    半夜时分,人群渐渐散去了。

SYN prune, trim, cut back, weed out
Thin out means the same as thin .thin out 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. 使(调味汁或液体)变稀薄;使变淡
  • It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB noun]

    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。

SYN dilute, water down, weaken, attenuate
Thin down means the same as thin .thin down 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  (男子的头发)变稀疏,脱落
  • His hair is thinning and his skin has lost all hint of youth. [VERB]

    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. (耐心等)消磨掉,耗尽
  • 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 
Phrasal verbs:
thin down thin out
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ADJ.

flimsy, transparent, wispy; (ant.) dense, solid, thick 1

lean, skinny, slender, slim, underweight; (ant.) fat, heavy 2

watery, weak; (ant.) thick 4

Word PartnershipUse thin with:
N.

thin face, thin fingers, thin legs, thin line, thin lips, thin mouth, thin smile, thin strips 1

thin body, thin man/woman 2

thin film, thin ice, thin layer, razor thin, thin slice 3

ADJ.

long and thin 1

tall and thin 2

ADV.

extremely thin, too thin, very thin 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10

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TOEFL BNC: 1670 COCA: 1621
thin

adjective¹

1of solid things: not thick固體:薄VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, feel, look, seem薄;感覺薄;看上去薄;好像薄become, wear變薄;磨薄The fabric was wearing thin.布料越磨越薄了。That joke is wearing a little thin. (figurative) 那個笑話越聽越沒味了。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常薄incredibly不可思議地薄a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些薄
thin

adjective²

2not fatVERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look瘦;看上去瘦become, get, grow變瘦stay保持瘦How do you manage to stay so thin?你是怎樣保持這麼瘦的?ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常瘦She's tall and rather thin.她個子高挑,相當瘦。dangerously, painfully瘦得要命;瘦削不堪The old horse was painfully thin.那匹老馬骨瘦如柴。
thin

adjective³

3of liquids液體VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look, seem稀;看上去很淡;好像稀The paint looks a little thin.油漆看起來有點兒稀。become, get變稀Be careful that the mixture doesn't get too thin.注意不要讓混合液太稀。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常稀a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些稀
thin

adjective⁴

4of poor quality劣質VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSbe, seem薄弱;好像薄弱The evidence seems awfully thin.證據似乎非常薄弱。become, grow, run變薄弱My patience is running thin.我的耐性快熬沒了。remain仍然薄弱ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常薄弱dangerously, perilously薄弱得要命The team is dangerously thin at wide receiver.該(美式橄欖球)隊的外接手位置是個致命軟肋。PHRASESspread sth (too) thin, stretch sth (too) thin把⋯攤(得太)薄;攤子鋪得(太)大You can spread yourself too thin, often leading to poor choices.你可能會樣樣都抓,結果往往會樣樣抓瞎。His management team was stretched thin.他的管理團隊管的事太多,力不從心。thin on the ground (BrE) 寥寥無幾Jobs were still a bit thin on the ground (= not many were available).就業機會仍然有點兒少。thin on top頭頂頭髮稀少He's getting a little thin on top (= losing his hair).他有點兒謝頂了。
TOEFL BNC: 1670 COCA: 1621
thin adj.
thin (He was tall and thin.) dim1 (the thin grey light of dawn) narrow (a thin layer of soil)
thin

adjective

thin ♦︎ slim ♦︎ slender ♦︎ lean ♦︎ skinny ♦︎ slight ♦︎ underweightThese words all describe people who are not covered with much flesh. 这些词均形容人瘦。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a thin / slim / slender / lean / skinny / slight woman / man / boya thin / slim / slender / skinny / slight girlsb's thin / slim / slender / lean / skinny / slight body / figuresb's thin / slim / slender / slight buildthin / slim / slender / lean / skinny arms / legs / fingersa slim / slender waistvery thin / slim / slender / lean / skinny / underweightquite thin / slim / slender thin (of a person or part of the body) not covered with much flesh (人或身体部位)瘦的He was tall and thin, with dark hair.他又高又瘦,一头黑发。She pinched her thin lips together.她薄薄的双唇紧闭着。In American English thin can be an approving term, used in the same way as slim; in British English it is either neutral or disapproving, suggesting that sb/sth is too thin. 在美式英语中,thin可表示褒义,与slim用法相同;在英式英语中,它是中性词或贬义词,指人太瘦或东西太薄。 OPP fat fat adj. slim (approving) (of a person or part of the body) thin, in a way that is attractive (人或身体部位)苗条的,纤细的He put his arms around her slim waist.他用双臂揽着她的纤腰。How do you manage to stay so slim?你是怎样保持得这么苗条的?Slim is mostly used to describe women and girls, but can also describe men and boys. * slim主要用于修饰女性,但亦可修饰男性。 OPP plump fat adj. slender (written, approving) (of a person or part of the body) thin in an attractive or graceful way (人或身体部位)苗条的,纤细的,修长的The dress flattered her slender figure.那条连衣裙突显了她身材苗条的优点。Her long slender fingers paused over the keyboard.她修长纤细的手指停在键盘上。Slender is mostly used to describe women and girls. When it is used to talk about men, the writer or speaker is often suggesting that the man has feminine qualities. * slender主要用于修饰女性,当用于修饰男性时,作者或说话者常暗示该男子有女性特质。 lean (written, usually approving) (of a person or part of the body) without much flesh; thin and fit (人或身体部位)瘦的;瘦且健康的He had a lean, muscular body.他体格精瘦结实。He's tall, lean and handsome.他长得又高又瘦,相貌英俊。Lean is usually used to talk about men and their bodies, and some animals. * lean通常修饰男人或其身材,也可修饰一些动物。 skinny (informal, usually disapproving) (of a person or part of the body) very thin, especially in a way that you find unpleasant or ugly (人或身体部位)瘦巴巴的,干瘦的,皮包骨的She had wild hair and long skinny arms.她头发乱蓬蓬,胳膊瘦长。He was such a skinny kid.他是个瘦骨嶙峋的孩子。 OPP chubby fat adj. slight (of a person) small and thin (人)个子小的,纤细的,瘦小的He was of slight build.他体格瘦小。She was smaller and slighter than I had imagined.她比我想象的个子更小更瘦。Slight is not usually used for describing parts of the body, but it is often used with words describing the general shape of sb's body such as build, figure and physique. * slight通常不修饰身体部位,而常与描述人体型的词连用,如build、figure和physique。 underweight ˌʌndəˈweɪt; NAmE ˌʌndərˈweɪt [not usually before noun] (often disapproving) (especially of a person) weighing less than the normal or expected weight (尤指人)体重不足的,未达到正常体重的She's dangerously underweight.她的体重严重不足。She is a few pounds underweight for (= in relation to) her height.以她的身高来说,她的体重还差几磅。 OPP overweight fat adj.
TOEFL BNC: 1670 COCA: 1621
thin
Words used to describe width: across, attenuated, broad...
Thin in an unattractive or unhealthy way: thin, skinny, underweight...
Liquid and neither liquid nor solid: aquatic, aqueous, bubbly...
Not effective or useful and not working correctly: useless, ineffective, inefficient...
Words used to describe smiles: brittle, broad, broadly...
To make something smaller: reduce, thin, compact...
To become, or to make something weaker: lessen, reduce, subside...
To become smaller: shrink, contract, compact...
Gardening: aerate, bed out, bonsai...
What hair can do: flow, grey, grow out...
To change consistency - general words: atomise, atomize, bake...
To be covered with something: clothed, encrusted, crusted...

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