thin adj. (thinner; thinnest) 1.薄的 (opp. thick); 瘦的 (opp. fat, stout); 细小的;【印刷】细体的。 2.稀少的,稀疏的 (opp. dense)。 3.稀薄的,淡薄的(液体、气体等) (opp. thick); 浅薄的,空洞的,没有什么内容的,不充实的。 4.显而易见的,易看破的。 5.〔美口〕手头缺钱;简陋的,微少的(供给等)。 6.〔美俚〕无聊的,不舒服的,不愉快的。 7.〔美俚〕将要垮掉的,守不住的。 8.【摄影】(照片、底版)衬度弱的。 a thin board 薄板。 a thin cat 瘦猫;〔比喻〕无权无势的人。 a thin house 观众稀少的戏院。 a thin meeting 来人稀少的集会。 a thin slice of bolony 〔美国〕极夸大的要求;傻话;露骨的虚伪;瞎说乱讲的人。 a thin soup 淡而无味的汤。 a thin story 内容空洞的故事。 thin green 淡绿。 thin hair 稀疏的头发。 thin one 〔美国〕十分银币。 That's (a lot) too thin. 〔口语〕太露骨,显而易见。 be thin in the face 脸瘦。 have a thin time (of it) 碰到不愉快事。 look thin after illness 病后显得清瘦。 adv. 〔诗〕稀薄,淡,细,疏,稀疏,微。 n. 细小部分,稀薄部分。 vt. 使薄,使细,使稀薄,使淡,使稀疏;【农业】间苗;使瘦。 Famine and war have thinned the population. 灾荒和战争使人口减少了。 vi. 变薄;变细;变稀薄;变淡;变稀疏;变瘦。 When the crowd thinned, we left the square. 人群散开的时候,我们离开了广场。 thin down 弄细;变细。 thin out 间(苗),疏(果);(听众)减少;变薄。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
Before engaging in a large battle , try to thin out your opponents army so that you have not only micro control , but now have firepower control 在进入大规模战斗前,试着去削弱你的敌人,这样你不仅需要微操,还需要火力控制。
The egg is originally crumbly , the very thin outer shell protects the internal organs of the liquid , once the boiled water cook , the internal organs become hard 鸡蛋原来是易碎的,薄薄的外壳保护着液态的内脏,开水一煮,内脏变硬。
The egg had been fragile . its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior . but after sitting through the boiling water , its inside became hardened 鸡蛋本来易碎,薄薄的外壳保护着内部的液体,但是开水煮过以后,它的内部却变得坚硬。
I reckon he thought he d keep the thing up till he tired them people out , so they d thin out , and him and the duke could break loose and get away 依我着,他的思路是要把事情顶下去,把人家搞得精疲力尽,只好软下来,他和公爵就能钻个空子,溜之大吉。
By thinning out its army , america will reduce the iraqis ' sense that they are under occupation , and so suck some of the oxygen out of the anti - american insurgency 通过撤军,美国可以减少伊拉克人的“被侵占感” ,进而可以对反美武装的气焰稍稍“抽薪” 。
The egg had been fragile . its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior , but after sitting through the boiling water , its inside became hardened 鸡蛋本来是脆弱易碎的,它只有薄薄的外壳保护着里面的液体,但是在沸水中煮过之后,它的里面却变硬了。
As we continue outward into the farthest reaches of the galactic disk , the stars are separated by dozens , then hundreds , of light - years , and the interstellar gas thins out 100 - fold 当我们继续朝银盘最外沿前进,恒星间的距离从几十光年延长为几百光年,而星际气体则变稀薄100倍。
New developments in arched doorways and supports allowed for thinner outer walls and larger windows , including the famous rose windows on the cathedral ' s north , south , and west sides 而拱形门道和支柱的崭新设计,为较薄的外墙和较大的窗户,包括教堂北、南、西三面著名的“蔷薇花瓣小圆窗”的建造作了准备。
The crowd was already thinning out considerably - some bound for the theatres , some to their clubs , and some to that most fascinating of all the pleasures - for the type of man there represented , at least - the ladies 酒店的顾客已稀落了:有些去剧场,有些去俱乐部,有些去找女人-各种娱乐中最有吸引力的,至少是对于酒店顾客这一类人来说是如此。
After losing a fight , a wild lion feels less manly and his testosterone levels drop , which thins out his mane . wild lions have to fight territorial battles and wo n ' t have the studly manes that captive guys do , " patterson told livescience 当一只野生雄狮在争斗中失败,那么它的“阳刚之气”就会大打折扣,其体内睾丸激素的水平也会相应随之下降,而这也会使它的鬃毛变得稀疏。