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thinthinD.J.:[θin]K.K.:[θɪn]adj.1.■薄的; 细的She should wear a thinner shirt in summer.夏天她应该穿薄一点的衬衫。2.■稀的, 稀疏的, 稀少的I have thin hair.我头发很稀。3.■瘦的There were two girls there, a fat one and a thin one.那儿有两个姑娘, 一个胖的, 一个瘦的。4.■弱的, 缺乏力量的, 浅薄的His excuse for being late was very thin.他迟到的借口是无法使人相信的。vt. & vi.1.■(使)变稀薄, (使)变稀少, (使)变细His hair is thinning.他的头发逐渐稀少了。He thinned the wine by adding water.他往酒里加水把它稀释。

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thin[θin]adj.1.■薄的2.■细的3.■瘦的，瘦削的4.■稀疏的，稀少的5.■淡的；淡薄的；稀落的6.■稀薄的；水样的7.■缺少的，缺乏的8.■微弱的；细声的9.■显而易见的，易看破的10.■空洞的；浅薄的，没什么内容的11.■[美国俚语]无聊的；不愉快的12.■[美国俚语]守不住的；将要垮掉的13.■【摄影术】(照片或底片)衬度弱的，不够浓的14.■【气象学】浅薄adv.1.■薄；细；淡2.■稀疏地3.■使成薄地vt.1.■使薄；使细；使稀薄；使稀疏；使淡；使瘦 (常与 down， out等连用)：Famine and war have thinned down the population in this region.灾荒和战争使该地区的人口减少。to thin out the seedlings间苗vi.1.■变薄；变细；稀薄；稀疏；变淡；变瘦(常与 down， out off等连用)：The crowd thinned down after 10 o'clock.10点以后，人群散开了。Toward the city limits the houses begin to thin out.靠近城市尽头的地方房屋渐渐稀少。n.1.■细小部分；稀薄部分；细小物；稀薄物近义词leanslenderslightslimtenuous反义词thicksubstantial(as) thin as a lath骨瘦如柴(as) thin as a wafer极薄spread oneself thin样样都抓，结果一事无成(或搞垮身体)；承担太多的工作That is too thin.[口语]过于明显；叫人一看便知；容易识破thin on the ground稀少through thick and thin见 thickwear thin见wear¹变形adj.thinnerthinnest变形vt.thinnedthinning

thinthin[θin]adj.1.■薄的, 细的, 瘦的, 弱的2.■稀薄的; 缺乏的3.■空洞的, 肤浅的, 易被看破的4.■将要挎掉的, 守不住的5.■[俚]不愉快的, 难过的6.■[美]简陋的7.■【摄】(照片底片)不够浓的8.■【刷】细体的a thin slice of bread一片薄面包a thin piece of string一根细绳a thin mist薄雾thin hair稀疏的头发a thin audience寥寥可数的观众thin humour肤浅的幽默a thin disguise易为人识破的伪装a thin story乏味的故事; 不能自圆其说 的藉口a thin argument难以使人信服的论据Unemployed workers have a thin time.失业工人难以度日。

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词性变化thin[θin]adv.1.■[常用以构成复合词]薄, 细, 疏, 微n.1.■细小部分, 稀薄部分vt.1.■使薄, 使稀薄[疏], 使瘦弱War and disease thinned (down) the population .战争与疾病使人口减少。thin[θin]vi.1.■变薄, 变疏[瘦, 弱]

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继承用法thin-beddedadj.1.■【地质】薄层的thinclad[ˈθɪnklæd]adj.1.■穿得单薄的

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词性变化thin[θin]n.1.■赛跑运动员thin-coatedadj.1.■薄敷层的, 薄覆层的thin-cropn.1.■中期采摘的雪茄烟叶thin-layern.1.■薄层thin-shelln.1.■薄壳thin-skinnedadj.1.■薄皮的; 脸皮薄的, 对批评敏感的; 容易得罪的thintialn.1.■圆柱细穗, 草thinlyadv.thinnessn.

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参考词汇thin;lean;意思都含“瘦的”。1.■thin指“肉不多的”, 有时指“因病、过劳、缺乏养分等而缺少正常的肌肉”, 如:Her illness left her very thin.她的病使她消瘦多了。2.■lean指“自然的瘦, 其肌肉很坚实”, 强调“缺乏脂肪的”, 如:He is lean and brown.他又瘦又黑。fat;