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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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Thesaurusthin Also look up:
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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