slender

slender
(slenderer, slenderest)
  1. (of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin
    (人,身体部位)苗条的,修长的,纤细的
    her slender neck.
    她修长的脖子。
    ■(especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth
    (尤指竿或茎)细长的
    slender iron railings.
    细长的铁栏杆。
  2. (of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis
    (抽象事物)微薄的;不足的;微弱的
    people of slender means.
    收入微薄的人。
    a slender majority of four.
    四票的微弱多数。
派生
slenderly
adverb
slenderness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: of unknown origin
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