| 单词 | slender |
| 释义 | slender (slendəʳ ) 1. adjective A slender person is attractively thin and graceful. [written, approval] She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. ...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat. He gazed at her slender neck. Synonyms: slim, narrow, slight, lean 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use slender to describe a situation which exists but only to a very small degree. [written] The United States held a slender lead. He has won a vote of confidence but only by a slender majority. ...the first slender hope of peace. Synonyms: faint, slight, remote, slim Collocations: slender hope That slender hope would seem to be the main reason for holding them. Times, Sunday Times It remains a slender hope, but for her the election represents a chance to define the problem. Times, Sunday Times To do so, they say, would wreck our slender hopes of economic survival. The Sun But a remarkable fightback resulted in the visiting team overturning that deficit to keep alive their slender hopes of survival. Times, Sunday Times Political deadlock since the country's general election a week ago has undermined investors' slender hopes that a new government can make credible spending cuts. Times, Sunday Times Does that 49 million price tag weigh heavily on his slender shoulders? Times, Sunday Times Three years and 8m albums into a meteoric career, a lot rests on his slender shoulders. Times, Sunday Times They place ridiculous burdens of expectation on slender shoulders. Times, Sunday Times Is she looking forward to coming down from the roof and getting a nice warm cardie around her slender shoulders? Times, Sunday Times The 27-year-old's slender shoulders are beginning to sag ever so slightly under the weight of questioning as to when, if, he will win a major. Times, Sunday Times The huge, angled top floor, supported on the slender stem, was too challenging for most. Times, Sunday Times In spring the bell flowers are small and arranged round a slender stem like a lily of the valley. Times, Sunday Times The stems reach 30-40cm, the same as those modern amaryllis bred to be short, but it's a slender stem that arches slightly rather than being rigid. Times, Sunday Times This winter annual herb produces a slender stem reaching about 1 to 1.2 meters in maximum height. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The slender stem measures from 0.7 to 6.2 centimetres (0.3 to 2.4 in) long by 1.5to6.5 mm thick. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He found Huxley's book, a slender volume, blue board covers and black cloth spine, minus its dust wrapper. DEAD LINES (2004) I'm sure a slender volume would always be favoured. Times, Sunday Times (2012) What's it about, this slender volume? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Translations: Chinese: 苗条的 Japanese: ほっそりした |
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