单词 | slender |
释义 | slender['slendə]a. 苗条的, 纤弱的, 微少的, 微薄的【机】 细的, 纤细的 slender slen.der AHD: [slµn“d…r] D.J. [6slend*]K.K. [6slWnd+]adj.(形容词) slen.der.er,slen.der.est 1. Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin:瘦长的,细长的:与高度或长度相比宽度很小的;长而细的:a slender rod.一根纤细的棍子2. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:纤细的苗条的:体型瘦而纤弱的;苗条而有风度的:“She was slender as a willow shoot is slender—and equally graceful, equally erect”(&b{Frank Norris})“她象柳枝一样的苗条——一样的优美,一样的挺拔”(弗兰克·诺里斯)3. Small in amount or extent; meager:微弱的,微薄的:数量或范围小的;贫乏的:slender wages; a slender chance of survival.微薄的薪水;渺茫的生存机会语源:Middle English sclendre, slendre 中古英语 sclendre, slendre 继承用法:slen“derly adv.(副词)slen“derness n.(名词) |
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