thin是什么意思_thin怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;"thin wire"
"a thin chiffon blouse"
"a thin book"
"a thin layer of paint"

lacking excess flesh;"you can"t be too rich or too thin"
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"

very narrow;"a thin line across the page"

not dense;"a thin beard"
"trees were sparse"

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;"air is thin at high altitudes"
"a thin soup"
"skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"
"thin oil"

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;"a thin feeble cry"

lacking spirit or sincere effort;"a thin smile"

lacking substance or significance;"slight evidence"
"a tenuous argument"
"a thin plot"

Adverb:

without viscosity;"the blood was flowing thin"

Verb:

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

make thin or thinner;"Thin the solution"

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;"cut bourbon"

take off weight

中英词源

thin 薄的，稀疏的

来自古英语 thynne,薄的，来自 Proto-Germanic*thunni,薄的，来自 PIE*ten,延展，拉长，词源同 extend,tender,tenuous.词义由拉长引申为细长，薄的，脆弱的等诸多相关词义。

thin: thin: [OE] Thin denotes etymologically ‘stretched’. It goes back ultimately to the Indo- European base *ten- ‘stretch’, which also produced Latin tenuis ‘thin’ (source of English tenuous) and Latin tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend, tense, etc). From this was descended prehistoric Germanic *thunnuz, which has evolved into German dünn, Dutch dun, Swedish tunn, Danish tynd, and English thin.
=> tend, tense, tenuous
thin (adj.): Old English þynne "narrow, lean, scanty, not dense; fluid, tenuous; weak, poor," from Proto-Germanic *thunni "thin" (cognates: West Frisian ten, Middle Low German dunne, Middle Dutch dunne, Dutch dun, Old High German dunni, German dünn, Old Norse þunnr, Swedish tunn, Danish tynd), from PIE *tnu- "stretched, stretched out" (hence "thin"), from root *ten- "to stretch" (cognates: Latin tenuis "thin, slender;" see tenet).
These our actors ... were all Spirits, and Are melted into Ayre, into thin Ayre. [Shakespeare, "The Tempest," IV.i.150, 1610]
"Loose or sparse," hence "easily seen through," with figurative extensions. Related: Thinly; thinness. Thin-skinned is attested from 1590s; the figurative sense of "touchy" is from 1670s.
thin (v.): Old English þynnian "to make thin, lessen, dilute," also intransitive, "become thin," from thin (adj.). Intransitive sense of "to become less numerous" is attested from 1743; that of "to become thinner" is recorded from 1804. Compare similarly formed German dünnen, Dutch dunnen. Related: Thinned; thinning.

词态变化

第三人称单数 thins;
过去式 thinned;
过去分词 thinned;
现在分词 thinning;
比较级 thinner;
最高级 thinnest;
名词 thinness;

权威造句

1. She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.: 她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。

2. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair.: 他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。

3. She is too thin. Feed her up a bit.: 她太瘦了，把她养胖点。

4. His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.: 他的双腿和他庞大身躯的其他部分相比瘦得可怜。

5. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.: 一开始她丈夫还抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。

近反义词

adj.

faint

narrow

slim

weak

相似短语

thin down 变薄,变瘦,变细,变稀

thin nut 薄螺母

thin planting 稀植

thin sheet 钢皮

thin tape 薄磁带

thin mint 巧克力面小蛋糕

as thin as water 骨瘦如柴

thin out 变薄,变瘦,变细,变稀

final thin 最薄的

paper thin phr. 薄如纸

单词分析

这些形容词均有“瘦的”之意。
lean侧重缺少脂肪。既可能是因病而瘦，也可能因饥饿而消瘦。也指身体消瘦，但肌肉结实，身体健康。
slender指身体细长、体态优美、苗条适中，多用于指女性。
slim指身体的细长，体重轻不着重外形的优美，可用于不同的性别，常用于减轻体重的人。
slight指身材又瘦又小。
thin普通用词，指腰细、骨架窄，常因疾病或疲劳而消瘦。

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