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单词 thin
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thin

adjective
 
/θɪn/
/θɪn/
(comparative thinner, superlative thinnest)
Idioms
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    not thick

  1.  
     having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal
    • Cut the vegetables into thin strips.
    • A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall.
    • The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil.
    • Palm trees cast long, thin shadows on the lawn.
    • He knew that the ice was too thin to risk crossing the river.
    • a thin blouse (= of light cloth)
    see also paper-thin, razor-thin, wafer-thin
    Extra Examples
    • a plate of wafer-thin bread and butter
    • a sliver of rock thin enough to be translucent
    • She pinched her thin lips together.
    • The wind blew cold through his thin shirt.
    • Water forms a thin film between the tyre and the road.

    2. not fat

  2.  
     (sometimes disapproving) (of a person or part of the body) not covered with much fat or muscle
    • He was tall and thin, with dark hair.
    • She was looking pale and thin.
    • How do you stay so thin?
    • He is as thin as a rake (= very thin).
    • thin legs
    Vocabulary Building Saying that somebody is thinSaying that somebody is thinThin is the most usual word:
    • Steve is tall and thin and has brown hair.
    It is sometimes used with a negative meaning:
    • Mother looked thin and tired after her long illness.
    The following words all express praise or admiration:
    • Slim means pleasantly thin. It is often used to describe women who have controlled their weight by diet or exercise:
      • She has a beautifully slim figure.
    • A slender girl or woman is thin and graceful.
    • A lean man is thin and fit.
    • Willowy describes a woman who is attractively tall and thin.
    The following words are more negative in their meaning:
    • Skinny means very thin, often in a way that is not attractive:
      • a skinny little kid.
    • Bony describes parts of the body when they are so thin that the bones can be seen:
      • the old man’s bony hands.
    • Scrawny suggests that a person is thin, weak and not attractive:
      • a scrawny old woman.
    • Gaunt describes a person who is a little too thin and looks sad or ill.
    • Underweight is used in medical contexts to describe people who are too thin because they are ill or have not had enough food:
      • Women who smoke risk giving birth to underweight babies.
    • Emaciated describes a serious condition resulting from illness or not enough food.
    • Anorexic is a medical term, but is also used informally to describe somebody, especially a girl or woman, who is so thin that you are worried about them.
    It is more acceptable to talk to somebody about how thin or slim they are than about how fat they are.note at fat
    see also pencil-thin
    Extra Examples
    • How do you manage to stay so thin?
    • The old horse was painfully thin.
    Topics Appearancea2

    3. hair

  3.  
     not growing closely together or in large amounts
    • thin grey hair
    4.

    liquid

  4.  
     containing more liquid than is normal or expected synonym runny
    • The sauce was thin and tasteless.
    • The paint looks a bit thin.
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    5.

    smoke

  5. fairly easy to see through
    • They fought their way through where the smoke was thinner.
    6.

    air

  6. containing less oxygen than normal
    • Humans would not be able to survive in the thin atmosphere of the planet.
    7.

    sound

  7. (disapproving) high and weak
    • Her thin voice trailed off into silence.
    8.

    smile

  8. not sincere or enthusiastic
    • He gave a thin smile.
    9.

    light

  9. not very bright
    • the thin grey light of dawn
    10.

    poor quality

  10. of poor quality; without an important quality
    • a thin excuse (= one that people are not likely to believe)
    • Their arguments all sound a little thin to me.
    • The general standard of applicants is pretty thin this year.
    Extra Examples
    • His knowledge of the country was somewhat thin.
    • The evidence seems awfully thin.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • spread something (too) thin
    • stretch something (too) thin
    • thin on the ground
    • …
    See full entry
    11. Word OriginOld English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis.
Idioms
be skating/walking on thin ice
  1. to be taking a risk
disappear, vanish, etc. into thin air
  1. to disappear suddenly in a mysterious way
    • She can’t just have vanished into thin air.
    • At a stroke she could make things vanish into thin air.
have a thin time (of it)
  1. (British English, informal) to have many problems or difficulties to deal with; to not be successful
    • He’s had a thin time of it since losing his job.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
out of thin air
  1. from nowhere or nothing, as if by magic
    • Unfortunately, I can’t just conjure up the money out of thin air!
spread yourself too thin
  1. to try to do so many different things at the same time that you do not do any of them well
    • With four markets to manage, there's a danger that's she's spreading herself too thin.
thick/thin on the ground
  1. (British English) if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place
    • Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.
    • Security officers were thick on the ground during the King’s visit.
the thin end of the wedge
  1. (especially British English) an event or action that is the beginning of something more serious and/or unpleasant
    • The introduction of a tax on workplace parking is seen by many as the thin end of the wedge.
thin/bald on top
  1. (informal) with little or no hair on the head
    • He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair).
    • He's going bald on top.
    Topics Appearancec2
a thin skin
  1. the lack of ability to accept criticism, offensive remarks, etc. without becoming upset
    • You shouldn’t be in politics if you have such a thin skin.
    opposite a thick skin see also thin-skinned
through thick and thin
  1. even when there are problems or difficulties
    • He's supported the team for over ten years through thick and thin.
    • In marriage, you have to stick together through thick and thin.
    Alliteration in idioms
walk/tread a fine/thin line (between A and B)
  1. to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake
    • He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.
    • She often seems to tread a thin line between success and failure.
    Extra Examples
    • His comedy treads the line between shocking and sickening.
    • We have to walk a fine line to make sure we don't promote one brand more than another.
    • His buildings walk the thin line between visionary and completely mad.
wear thin
  1. to begin to become weaker or less acceptable
    • These excuses are wearing a little thin (= because we've heard them so many times before).
    • My patience is beginning to wear very thin.

thin

adverb
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(thinner, thinnest)
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  1. in a way that produces a thin piece or layer of something
    • Don't spread it too thin.
    • I like my bread sliced thin.
    Word OriginOld English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis.

thin

verb
/θɪn/
/θɪn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they thin
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/θɪn/
he / she / it thins
/θɪnz/
/θɪnz/
past simple thinned
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past participle thinned
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-ing form thinning
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    liquid

  1. [transitive] thin something (down) (with something) to make a liquid less thick or strong by adding water or another substance
    • Thin the paint with water.
    • If the soup is too thick, thin it down with a little milk.
    2.

    of hair

  2. [intransitive] to become less thick
    • a middle-aged man with thinning hair
    • His hair was long at the sides but thinning on top.
    3.

    become less thick

  3. [intransitive, transitive] to become less thick or fewer in number; to make something less thick or fewer, for example by removing some things or people
    • The clouds thinned and the moon shone through.
    • thin out The crowd had thinned out and only a few people were left.
    • The traffic was beginning to thin out.
    • thin something (out) Thin out the seedlings to about 10cm apart.
    4. Word OriginOld English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis.
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