| 单词 | matchstick man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmatchstick man Of a person or a person's limbs: very thin; gaunt and shrunken, esp. from starvation. Of a figure: drawn or made with straight lines. Esp. in matchstick man. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > matchstick drawing of figure stick figure1903 stickman1914 pin man1934 matchstick man1951 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > in specific manner well-drawn1558 superficial1603 monogrammala1620 designed1624 side-drawna1657 monogrammical1686 monogrammic1721 monographic1731 outlined1798 free-hand1841 hand-drawn1850 matchstick1951 1951 D. Thomas Let. 16 Jan. (1987) 784 Their eyes were enormous..their bellies bloated, their matchstick arms hung round with blue wrinkled flesh. 1959 J. Halas & R. Manvell Technique Film Animation 14 In France, Emile Cohl began to make his little white match~stick figures jump about against a black background as early as 1908. 1966 Guardian 22 Apr. 6/5 Matchstick men—taught by adults, copied by infants—can be death to child art. 1990 J. Morrow Only Begotten Daughter (1991) i. iii. 75 Julie slumped on the floor, eyes locked on an Ethiopian infant's bloated belly and matchstick legs. 1995 J. Miller Voxpop v. 87 My brother draws matchstick men in 3-D. I haven't progressed beyond two dimensions. < as lemmas |
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