| 单词 | thin |
| 释义 | thin (once / 83 pages) 1adjv 2adjv 3adjvadv 4adj Something thin is narrow or not very thick. If you wear thin socks on a cold winter day, your toes might start to feel numb. Thin can describe something that is narrow and slender, like a hair or a thread. It can also describe a layer of something that is not very thick, such as paper. To thin something out is to make it lesser or weaker, like thinning out a sauce by adding water. You can also use this word figuratively. An argument that is not very convincing is thin. WORD FAMILYthin: thinly, thinned, thinner, thinness, thinnest, thinning, thins+/thinner: thinners/thinning: thinnings USAGE EXAMPLESBut it was predictably a thin reed on which to build a doctrine. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) In his view, they do not prove anything new and are too thin to draw larger conclusions. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And we voters did our part, passing judgment on the candidates, thinning the herd, rejecting them one by one. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section thin wire a thin chiffon blouse a thin book a thin layer of paint Syn|Ant lean lacking excess flesh bladedcomposed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade capillary, hairlikelong and slender with a very small internal diameter compressed, flatflattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) depressedflattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourousso thin as to transmit light filamentlike, filamentous, filiform, threadlike, threadythin in diameter; resembling a thread finethin in thickness or diameter lightvery thin and insubstantial hyperfineextremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components paper thinthin as paper paperythin and paperlike ribbonlike, ribbonylong and thin; resembling a ribbon sleazyof cloth; thin and loosely woven slenderhaving little width in proportion to the length or height tenuousvery thin in gauge or diameter wafer-thinvery thin narrownot wide thick not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions fathaving an (over)abundance of flesh deeprelatively thick from top to bottom deep-chestedthick in the chest fathaving a relatively large diameter four-plyhaving a thickness made up of four layers or strands heavymade of fabric having considerable thickness heavyof relatively large extent and density quiltedmade of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching thickenedmade or having become thick three-plyhaving a thickness made up of three layers or strands two-plyhaving a thickness made up of two layers or strands broad, widehaving great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other 2adj very narrow a thin line across the page Syn slender narrow not wide 3v lose thickness; become thin or thinner Ant|Hyper inspissate, thicken become thick or thicker inspissate, thickenmake thick or thicker change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 4v make thin or thinner 2Thin the solution Ant|Hypo|Hyper inspissate, thicken make thick or thicker inspissate, thickenbecome thick or thicker draw reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down cut down on; make a reduction in 1adj lacking excess flesh you can't be too rich or too thin Syn|Ant lean ectomorphic having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs anorectic, anorexicsuffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wastedvery thin especially from disease or hunger or cold deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyedcharacteristic of the bony face of a cadaver gangling, gangly, lankytall and thin lank, spindlylong and lean rawbonedhaving a lean and bony physique reedlike, reedyresembling a reed in being upright and slender twiggy, twiglikethin as a twig scarecrowishresembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged boney, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedybeing very thin shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizenedlean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness slender, slight, slim, sveltebeing of delicate or slender build slender-waisted, slim-waisted, wasp-waistedhaving a small waist spare, trimthin and fit spindle-legged, spindle-shankedhaving long slender legs stringy, wirylean and sinewy wisplike, wispythin and weak fat having an (over)abundance of flesh endomorphic, pyknichaving a squat and fleshy build abdominous, paunchy, potbelliedhaving a large belly blubberyswollen with fat chubby, embonpoint, plumpsufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure buxom, zaftig, zoftig(of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous corpulent, obese, rotund, weightyexcessively fat double-chinned, jowly, loose-jowledhaving sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw dumpy, podgy, pudgy, roly-poly, tubbyshort and plump fattishsomewhat fat fleshy, heavy, overweightusually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it gross, porcinerepellently fat portly, stouteuphemisms for `fat' roundedcurving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged thicknot thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions 2v take off weight 3Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down gain, put on increase (one's body weight) sweat off lose weight by sweating change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 1adj not dense a thin beard Syn sparse distributed spread out or scattered about or divided up 2adj (of sound) lacking resonance or volume a thin feeble cry Syn|Ant pale not full or rich full (of sound) having marked deepness and body booming, stentorianused of the voice grumbling, rumblingcontinuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound plangentloud and resounding richpleasantly full and mellow orotund, pear-shaped, rotund, round(of sounds) full and rich heavy, sonorousfull and loud and deep soundinghaving volume or deepness 3adj relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous air is thin at high altitudes a thin soup thin oil Syn|Ant tenuous having thin consistency rare, rarefied, rarifiedhaving low density thick relatively dense in consistency clogged, clottedthickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots) coagulablecapable of coagulating and becoming thick coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumose, grumoustransformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass creamythick like cream dense, heavy, impenetrablepermitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter gelatinlike, gelatinous, jellylikethick like gelatin ropey, ropy, stringy, threadyforming viscous or glutinous threads soupyhaving the consistency and appearance of soup syrupy, viscoushaving a relatively high resistance to flow thickenedmade thick in consistency 4v lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture Syn|Hypo|Hyper cut, dilute, reduce, thin out water down make less strong or intense weaken lessen the strength of 5adv without viscosity 4the blood was flowing thin Syn|Ant thinly thick, thickly with a thick consistency 1adj lacking spirit or sincere effort a thin smile Syn spiritless lacking ardor or vigor or energy 2adj lacking substance or significance a thin plot Syn flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous insignificant, unimportant devoid of importance, meaning, or force |
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