thin

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a. 薄的, 细的, 瘦的, 稀疏的, 稀薄的, 淡的, 弱的, 空洞的 vt. 使变薄, 使变细, 使稀少, 使淡 vi. 变薄, 变细, 变少, 变淡 adv. 薄地, 稀疏地, 微弱地 n. 细小部分

发音

US /fɪn/
/θɪn/

词形变化

thins 复数 thins thinned thinning thins 三单 thinning 现在分词 thinned 过去式 thinned 过去分词 thinner 比较级 thinner thinnest thinnest 最高级 more thin 比较级 most thin 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

细小部分

动词

使瘦；使淡；使稀疏

Thin out means the same as

动词

变薄；变瘦；变淡

形容词

薄的；瘦的；稀薄的；微弱的

if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces

副词

稀疏地；微弱地

Thin out means the same as

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

  2. 2.

    Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    chocolate mint thins

    potato thins

    wheat thins

v.
  1. 1.

    To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

  2. 2.

    To make thin or thinner.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To become thin or thinner.

    不及物

    The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.

  4. 4.

    To dilute.

adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

    薄

    细

    瘦

    thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering

  2. 2.

    Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    thin wire; thin string

  3. 3.

    Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    瘦

    thin person

  4. 4.

    Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.

    细

    Water is thinner than honey.

  5. 5.

    Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

    The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

  6. 6.

    Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

    体育
  7. 7.

    Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

    a thin, tight-lipped smile

  8. 8.

    Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    a thin disguise

  9. 9.

    Of a route: relatively little used.

    航空 商务 工程
  10. 10.

    Poor; scanty; without money or success.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    seed sown thin

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

cut slim reduce dilute slenderize slim down thin out

反义词 1

thicken

上位词 9

turn cut reduce trim weaken bring down cut back cut down trim down

下位词 3

draw water down sweat off
形容词

同义词 7

lean slight fragile slender flimsy tenuous sparse

反义词 3

full fat thick

近义相关 10

fine light flat spare rare wasted depressed skinny pale narrow

参见 3

lean narrow ectomorphic
副词

同义词 1

thinly

相关短语

thin layer chromatography [化] 薄层色谱法 thin out 使稀薄, 使稀疏 thin trading thin end of the wedge 开头无所谓而实则严重的苗头,重大问题的前兆 thin edge of the wedge thin as a rake thin on the ground 缺乏的, 稀少的 thin client thin clients thin space thin spaces thin air <非正>无影无踪，虚无的状态 thin blue line thin as a wafer

词源

From Middle English thinne, thünne, thenne, from Old English þynne, from Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”) – compare *þanjaną (“to stretch, spread out”) – from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”), from *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with German dünn, Dutch dun, West Frisian tin, Icelandic þunnur, Danish tynd, Swedish tunn, Latin tenuis, Irish tanaí, Welsh tenau, Latvian tievs, Polish cienki, Russian тонкий (tonkij), Sanskrit तनु (tanú, “thin”), Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow”). Doublet of tenuis. Also related to tenuous.

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