| 单词 | lanky |
| 释义 | lanky (once / 3903 pages) adj Use the adjective lanky to describe someone who’s tall, thin, and a little bit gawky. A lanky person is not only tall and thin but also a little bit awkward. You wouldn’t use lanky to describe a tall, slender person who moves gracefully. Instead use lanky to describe someone who moves clumsily on his long limbs. You’ve probably seen a lanky basketball player who moves awkwardly but is still able to make the play, or a lanky teenager who seems to be made up entirely of long legs and long arms. WORD FAMILYlanky: lankier, lankiest, lankily, lankiness USAGE EXAMPLESIn each photo, the lanky Morris was impeccably and boldly dressed. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Mr. Pons, lanky and self-deprecating, lives in Los Angeles with his wife and is the five-person company’s primary contact with studios. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Lanky law professor who played a decisive role in restoring Chile’s democracy after 17 years of brutal dictatorship and was later elected president. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1adj tall and thin and having long slender limbs a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man Syn gangling, gangly, rangy tall great in vertical dimension; high in stature 2adj tall and thin Syn gangling, gangly lean, thin lacking excess flesh |
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