英语词汇“wiry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	wiry
释义	Trends of wiry View usage for: wiry (waɪəri) 1. adjective Someone who is wiry is rather thin but is also strong. His body is wiry and athletic. 2. adjective Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun. More Synonyms of wiry wiry in British English (ˈwaɪərɪ) adjectiveWord forms: wirier or wiriest 1. (of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution 2. made of or resembling wire, esp in stiffness wiry hair 3. (of a sound) produced by or as if by a vibrating wire Derived forms wirily (ˈwirily) adverb wiriness (ˈwiriness) noun wiry in American English (ˈwaɪri) adjectiveWord forms: ˈwirier or ˈwiriest 1. of wire 2. like wire in shape and substance; stiff wiry hair 3. lean, sinewy, and strong said of persons and animals 4. produced by or as if by a vibrating wire a wiry sound Derived forms wiriness (ˈwiriness) noun Examples of 'wiry' in a sentence wiry A wiry Cuban man appears by my side. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Use some conditioner to calm down the wiry hair. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Science is not all white coats and wiry hair. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Her tiny wiry body is driven by a heart so full of guts and determination. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The stems are thin and wiry, making the whole thing a joy to clip. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Them arguing over whether they should pull out their friend's wiry chin hair. The Sun (2011) He had really wiry, fuzzy hair and would prune it like he did with his beard. The Sun (2012) She has an enormous cataract of caramel hair that reaches down to the back of her legs, which are wiry and thin. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His hair is wiry and wired, seeming to explode from his head as though a powerful voltage has been applied to his ears. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The nervous, wiry man in front of me has decided to embark on some last-minute negotiations. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The hair greys at the temples and his physique, slimmed by the rigours of his expedition, is wiry and athletic. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In other languages wiry British English: wiry ADJECTIVE person Someone who is wiry is rather thin but is also strong. His body is wiry and athletic. American English: wiry Brazilian Portuguese: rijo Chinese: > 瘦而结实的人 European Spanish: enjuto y fuerte French: nerveux German: drahtig Italian: magro e muscoloso Japanese: 細身で筋肉質の Korean: 마르고도 강인한 European Portuguese: rijo Latin American Spanish: enjuto y fuerte British English: wiry ADJECTIVE hair, grass Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun. American English: wiry Brazilian Portuguese: rijo Chinese: > 粗硬的人 European Spanish: áspero French: dru German: borstig Italian: ispido Japanese: ごわごわした Korean: 뻣뻣한 European Portuguese: rijo Latin American Spanish: áspero 1 (adjective) in the sense of lean Definition (of a person) slim but strong a wiry and athletic young man Synonyms lean She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car. strong I'm not strong enough to carry him. tough The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets. thin a tall, thin man with grey hair spare She was thin and spare, with a shapely intelligent face. skinny He was quite a skinny little boy. stringy The meat was stringy. sinewy a short, sinewy young man Opposites fat , weak , frail , feeble , fleshy , puny , flabby , spineless , podgy 2 (adjective) in the sense of stiff Definition coarse and stiff wiry black hair Synonyms stiff rough people who looked rough and stubbly coarse They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting. curly She had curly dark hair and black eyes. kinky He had red kinky hair. bristly He lifted a beer to his bristly mouth. Additional synonyms in the sense of bristly He lifted a beer to his bristly mouth. Synonyms hairy, rough, bearded, whiskered, stubbly, unshaven, bewhiskered in the sense of coarse Definition unrefined or indecent They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting. Synonyms loutish, rough, brutish, boorish, uncivil in the sense of curly She had curly dark hair and black eyes. Synonyms wavy, waved, curled, curling, fuzzy, kinky, permed, corkscrew, crimped, frizzy, crimpy Nearby words of wiry wipe something up wipe the floor with someone wire wiry wisdom wise wise to Synonyms of 'wiry' wiry Explore 'wiry' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of kinky Definition tightly looped or curled He had red kinky hair. Synonyms twisted, curled, curly, frizzy, tangled, coiled, crimped, frizzled in the sense of rough people who looked rough and stubbly Synonyms coarse, disordered, tangled, hairy, fuzzy, bushy, shaggy, dishevelled, uncut, unshaven, tousled, bristly, unshorn in the sense of sinewy Definition lean and muscular a short, sinewy young man Synonyms muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, robust, wiry, brawny in the sense of skinny Definition extremely thin He was quite a skinny little boy. Synonyms thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) in the sense of spare Definition (of a person) tall and thin She was thin and spare, with a shapely intelligent face. Synonyms thin, lean, slim, slender, slight, meagre, gaunt, wiry, lank, macilent (rare) in the sense of stringy Definition (of meat or other food) tough and fibrous The meat was stringy. Synonyms fibrous, tough, chewy, sinewy, gristly, wiry in the sense of strong Definition having physical power I'm not strong enough to carry him. Synonyms powerful, muscular, tough, capable, athletic, strapping, hardy, sturdy, stout, stalwart, burly, beefy (informal), virile, Herculean, sinewy, brawny, swole (slang), hench (informal) in the sense of thin Definition (of a person or animal) having no excess body fat a tall, thin man with grey hair Synonyms slim, spare, lean, slight, slender, skinny, light, meagre, skeletal, bony, lanky, emaciated, spindly, underweight, scrawny, lank, undernourished, skin and bone, scraggy, thin as a rake, macilent (rare) in the sense of tough Definition (of meat or other food) difficult to cut and chew The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets. Synonyms chewy, fibrous, leathery, stringy, sinewy, gristly
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