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单词 razor-thin
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Definition of razor-thin in English:

razor-thin

adjective
  • 1Extremely thin.

    razor-thin slices of salmon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On March 8th, the razor thin crescent moon lies only 6 degrees to the left of Mars.
    • Here sweeping, razor-thin incisions slash through medium without ever cutting through to canvas.
    • Every razor thin slice of meat is astounding, melting in your mouth and growing in flavor as you slowly savor each piece.
    • The area around your pinky is where you'll start hunting for the razor thin crescent moon.
    • Most high-speed catamarans are built to outmuscle the oceans, but Team Phillips's razor-thin bows slice smoothly through waves.
    • She began to slowly tear the leaf along the razor thin veins.
    • By this time Virginia was razor thin and experiencing paranoid delusions.
    • Sally's lips closed to a razor thin slit, resting nimbly.
    • At night a razor-thin beam of light shone across the store at a height of several feet.
    • Although never a classically handsome frontman, the wild-eyed, razor-thin Cave suddenly found himself an object of female fascination.
    • The heat sears my head in razor thin strips between tight parcels of foil.
    • Although he is razor thin, the youngster certainly puts himself about the park.
    1. 1.1 (especially of a margin of victory) very slim; barely achieved.
      a razor-thin margin of eight votes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • On Friday, Bush travels to Florida to rally voters in Miami in hopes of expanding the razor-thin victory he had there in 2000.
      • Meanwhile, Democrats will be struggling to hold on to their razor-thin majority in the Senate.
      • None of this is helped, say analysts, by the razor-thin profit margins for many suppliers.
      • You have this razor thin majority in the House of Representatives right now.
      • Bad weather, skyrocketing fuel prices and fierce discount competition are reducing profit margins to razor-thin levels.
      • A majority of Americans are already experiencing buyers' remorse; Bush's razor-thin victory on election day may have witnessed the height of his popularity.
      • Only 32 percent of the electorate turned up at the polls, voting by a razor-thin margin to retain the existing law.
      • The mayor was re-elected this weekend by a razor-thin margin.
      • Senate Democrats in particular are grappling with their razor-thin majority, which gives Republicans the power to block progressive legislation of any kind.
      • In the initial returns, Mr. Siegelman appeared to have won by a razor-thin margin.
      • The top House Democrat is crying foul today over the razor-thin passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement.
      • Will his condition wipe out the Democrats' razor-thin advantage in the Senate?
      • The profit margin for small scale hosting is razor thin.
      • The motion was defeated by a razor thin vote of 137 to 132.
      • He won his 2002 election with a razor-thin margin.
      • And with a third of the vote in, Hackett is managing to hold on to a razor thin lead.
      • Our margin in the Senate is also razor-thin.
      • We'll look at how he pulled out a razor-thin reelection win.
      • Nevertheless, in September 2003 Proposition 12 passed by a razor-thin majority.
      • Profit margins, accordingly, are razor thin.
 
 

Definition of razor-thin in US English:

razor-thin

adjective
  • 1Extremely thin.

    razor-thin slices of salmon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By this time Virginia was razor thin and experiencing paranoid delusions.
    • Sally's lips closed to a razor thin slit, resting nimbly.
    • She began to slowly tear the leaf along the razor thin veins.
    • The heat sears my head in razor thin strips between tight parcels of foil.
    • Although never a classically handsome frontman, the wild-eyed, razor-thin Cave suddenly found himself an object of female fascination.
    • Although he is razor thin, the youngster certainly puts himself about the park.
    • At night a razor-thin beam of light shone across the store at a height of several feet.
    • The area around your pinky is where you'll start hunting for the razor thin crescent moon.
    • Every razor thin slice of meat is astounding, melting in your mouth and growing in flavor as you slowly savor each piece.
    • Most high-speed catamarans are built to outmuscle the oceans, but Team Phillips's razor-thin bows slice smoothly through waves.
    • Here sweeping, razor-thin incisions slash through medium without ever cutting through to canvas.
    • On March 8th, the razor thin crescent moon lies only 6 degrees to the left of Mars.
    1. 1.1 (especially of a margin of victory) very slim; barely achieved.
      a razor-thin margin of eight votes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the initial returns, Mr. Siegelman appeared to have won by a razor-thin margin.
      • Profit margins, accordingly, are razor thin.
      • Meanwhile, Democrats will be struggling to hold on to their razor-thin majority in the Senate.
      • The profit margin for small scale hosting is razor thin.
      • Will his condition wipe out the Democrats' razor-thin advantage in the Senate?
      • Only 32 percent of the electorate turned up at the polls, voting by a razor-thin margin to retain the existing law.
      • Our margin in the Senate is also razor-thin.
      • Bad weather, skyrocketing fuel prices and fierce discount competition are reducing profit margins to razor-thin levels.
      • You have this razor thin majority in the House of Representatives right now.
      • None of this is helped, say analysts, by the razor-thin profit margins for many suppliers.
      • And with a third of the vote in, Hackett is managing to hold on to a razor thin lead.
      • The mayor was re-elected this weekend by a razor-thin margin.
      • A majority of Americans are already experiencing buyers' remorse; Bush's razor-thin victory on election day may have witnessed the height of his popularity.
      • He won his 2002 election with a razor-thin margin.
      • On Friday, Bush travels to Florida to rally voters in Miami in hopes of expanding the razor-thin victory he had there in 2000.
      • Senate Democrats in particular are grappling with their razor-thin majority, which gives Republicans the power to block progressive legislation of any kind.
      • We'll look at how he pulled out a razor-thin reelection win.
      • Nevertheless, in September 2003 Proposition 12 passed by a razor-thin majority.
      • The top House Democrat is crying foul today over the razor-thin passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement.
      • The motion was defeated by a razor thin vote of 137 to 132.
 
 
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