thin

thin
(thinner, thinnest)
  1. having opposite surfaces or sides close together; of little thickness or depth
    薄的；细的
    thin slices of bread.
    薄面包片。
    ■(of a person) having little, or too little, flesh or fat on their body
    （人）瘦（削）的
    she was painfully thin.
    她瘦得可怜。
    ■(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material for coolness or elegance
    （衣服，织物）轻薄的，凉爽的
    ■(of a garment) having had a considerable amount of fabric worn away
    （衣服日久变得）单薄的，不结实的
    ■(of script or type) consisting of narrow lines
    （字体）细体的
    tall, thin lettering.
    瘦长字体。
  2. having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
    稀少的，稀疏的；缺乏的
    a depressingly thin crowd.
    令人沮丧的稀稀拉拉的一堆人。
    his hair was going thin.
    他的头发日渐稀少了。
    ■not dense
    稀薄的
    the thin cold air of the mountains.
    山中稀薄的冷空气。
    ■containing much liquid and not much solid substance
    稀的，不黏稠的
    thin soup.
    清汤。
    ■(Climbing)denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce
    (登山)难找到手攀（或脚踏）处的
  3. (of a sound) faint and high-pitched
    （声音）细的；尖的
    a thin, reedy little voice.
    尖细的微弱声音。
    ■(of a smile) weak and forced
    （笑容）淡淡的，勉强的
    ■too weak to justify a result or effect; inadequate
    不能令人信服的；不充足的
    the evidence is rather thin.
    证据根本不足于服人。
adverb
  1. [often in combination]with little thickness or depth
    薄；细；稀；疏；淡；微
    thin-sliced ham.
    薄薄的火腿片。
    cut it as thin as possible.
    尽量切细。
(thinned, thinning)
  1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
    使（或变）稀薄（或淡、稀疏）
    [with obj.]the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks.
    弓箭手不停的射击驱散了他们的队列。
    [no obj.]the trees began to thin out.
    树木开始凋零。
    [as adj. thinning]thinning hair.
    日渐稀疏的头发。
    ■[with obj.]remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow
    给…间苗，间开
    thin out over-wintered rows of peas.
    把已越冬的一排排豆子间开。
    ■make or become weaker or more watery
    使变稀（或不黏稠）
    [with obj.]if the soup is too thick, add a little water to thin it down.
    如果汤太浓，就加点水把它兑稀点。
    [no obj.]the blood thins.
    血液浓度降低了。
  2. make or become smaller in width or thickness
    使（变）薄（或细）
    [with obj.]their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend.
    他们在减小臭氧层方面的作用很可能就是减缓全球变暖的趋势。
    [no obj.]the linen had thinned and shrunk with frequent laundering.
    由于不断清洗，内衣裤已变得单薄而且缩水。
  3. [with obj.](Golf)hit (a ball) above its centre
    (高尔夫)打（球的）中上部位
常用词组
have a thin time
  1. (Brit. informal)have a wretched or uncomfortable time
    (英，非正式)过得很不舒服
on thin ice
  1. 见 ice
thin air
  1. used to refer to the state of being invisible or non-existent
    无影无踪，了无踪影；不存在
    she just vanished into thin air.
    她消失得无影无踪。
    they seemed to pluck numbers out of thin air.
    他们似乎在凭空拨弄是非。
the thin blue line
  1. (informal)used to refer to the police, typically in the context of situations of civil unrest
    (非正式)（多指社会动荡环境下的）警察
thin end of the wedge
  1. 见 wedge
thin on the ground
  1. 见 ground
thin on top
  1. (informal)balding
    (非正式)头发稀疏的
派生
thinly
adverb
thinness
noun
thinnish
adjective
语源
  1. Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis
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