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单词 wiry
释义 wiry
adjective
also wirey \ˈwīrē, -ri\
(wirier ; wiriest)
Etymology: wire (I) + -y
1.
 a. : made or consisting of wire
  < a wiry cage >
 b. : resembling wire in form and flexibility
  < crown of wiry gray curls — Anne Parrish >
  < wiry grass >
 c.
  (1) of sound : produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire
   < her wiry, plaintive voice — Marcia Davenport >
   < beyond a wiry cheeping, has no song — D.C.Peattie >
  (2) in sound reproduction : characterized by excessive accentuation of higher-pitched tones
2. of the pulse : small but tense
3. : characterized by a lean supple vigorous physique : sinewy
 < the wiry figure of a long-distance runner — Phoenix Flame >
 < chariots drwan by the wiry little British ponies — A.C.Whitehead >
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