thin汉语

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thin

◙ (thinner, thinnest)
1. having opposite surfaces or sides close together; of little thickness or depth
• 薄的；细的
»thin slices of bread.
  薄面包片。
  (of a person) having little, or too little, flesh or fat on their body
• （人）瘦（削）的
»she was painfully thin.
  她瘦得可怜。
  (of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material for coolness or elegance
• （衣服，织物）轻薄的，凉爽的
  (of a garment) having had a considerable amount of fabric worn away
• （衣服日久变得）单薄的，不结实的
  (of script or type) consisting of narrow lines
• （字体）细体的
»tall, thin lettering.
  瘦长字体。
2. having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
• 稀少的，稀疏的；缺乏的
»a depressingly thin crowd.
  令人沮丧的稀稀拉拉的一堆人。
»his hair was going thin.
  他的头发日渐稀少了。
  not dense
• 稀薄的
»the thin cold air of the mountains.
  山中稀薄的冷空气。
  containing much liquid and not much solid substance
• 稀的，不黏稠的
»thin soup.
  清汤。
  [Climbing] denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce
• [登山] 难找到手攀（或脚踏）处的
3. (of a sound) faint and high-pitched
• （声音）细的；尖的
»a thin, reedy little voice.
  尖细的微弱声音。
  (of a smile) weak and forced
• （笑容）淡淡的，勉强的
  too weak to justify a result or effect; inadequate
• 不能令人信服的；不充足的
»the evidence is rather thin.
  证据根本不足于服人。
◙ adverb
1. [often in combination] with little thickness or depth
• 薄；细；稀；疏；淡；微
»thin-sliced ham.
  薄薄的火腿片。
»cut it as thin as possible.
  尽量切细。
◙ (thinned, thinning)
1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
• 使（或变）稀薄（或淡、稀疏）
»[with obj.] the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks.
  弓箭手不停的射击驱散了他们的队列。
»[no obj.] the trees began to thin out.
  树木开始凋零。
»[as adj. thinning] thinning hair.
  日渐稀疏的头发。
  [with obj.] remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow
• 给…间苗，间开
» thin out over-wintered rows of peas.
  把已越冬的一排排豆子间开。
  make or become weaker or more watery
• 使变稀（或不黏稠）
»[with obj.] if the soup is too thick, add a little water to thin it down.
  如果汤太浓，就加点水把它兑稀点。
»[no obj.] the blood thins.
  血液浓度降低了。
2. make or become smaller in width or thickness
• 使（变）薄（或细）
»[with obj.] their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend.
  他们在减小臭氧层方面的作用很可能就是减缓全球变暖的趋势。
»[no obj.] the linen had thinned and shrunk with frequent laundering.
  由于不断清洗，内衣裤已变得单薄而且缩水。
3. [with obj.] [Golf] hit (a ball) above its centre
• [高尔夫] 打（球的）中上部位

【IDIOMS】

◘ have a thin time
1. [Brit. informal] have a wretched or uncomfortable time
• [英，非正式] 过得很不舒服
◘ on thin ice --› see ice
◘ thin air
1. used to refer to the state of being invisible or non-existent
• 无影无踪，了无踪影；不存在
»she just vanished into thin air.
她消失得无影无踪。
»they seemed to pluck numbers out of thin air.
他们似乎在凭空拨弄是非。
◘ the thin blue line
1. [informal] used to refer to the police, typically in the context of situations of civil unrest
• [非正式] （多指社会动荡环境下的）警察
◘ thin end of the wedge --› see wedge
◘ thin on the ground --› see ground
◘ thin on top
1. [informal] balding
• [非正式] 头发稀疏的

【派生】

♦ thinly adverb
♦ thinness noun
♦ thinnish adjective

【语源】

1. Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis