1of solid things: not thick固體:薄VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, 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。ADVERB➤extremely, 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
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2not fat瘦VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, 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?ADVERB➤extremely, 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
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3of liquids液體VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, 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。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常稀▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些稀thin
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4of poor quality劣質VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, 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ADVERB➤extremely, 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。PHRASES➤spread 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。
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