thin
adj
adv
verb
θɪn
adj
1
NOT THICK
薄; 细
if
something
is
thin,
there
is
only
a
small
distance
between
its
two
opposite
sides
or
surfaces
薄的; 细的;
a
thin
gold
chain
一条细金链
She’s
only
wearing
a
thin
summer
jacket
(=a
jacket
made
of
light
material)
.
她只穿了一件薄薄的夏季短上衣。
two
thin
slices
of
bread
两片薄薄的面包
The
road
was
covered
with
a
thin
layer
of
ice.
路面上覆盖着一层薄薄的冰。
The
skin
on
the
eyelids
is
the
thinnest
on
the
body.
眼睑的皮肤是人体最薄的皮肤。
paper/wafer
thin
(very
thin)
薄如纸的;
非常薄的
Keep
your
voice
down
–
the
walls
are
paper
thin.
小点儿声，这些墙很薄。
2
NOT FAT
不胖的
having
little
fat
on
your
body
〔身体〕瘦的;
He
was
tall
and
thin,
with
short
brown
hair.
他又高又瘦，一头棕色的短发。
thin
arms/legs/lips
etc
He
has
long
thin
hands.
他有一双瘦长的手。
Most
high
school
girls
say
they
want
to
be
thinner.
大多数高中女生说她们希望能更瘦些。
3
HAIR
毛发
if
someone
has
thin
hair,
they
do
not
have
a
lot
of
hair
〔毛发〕稀疏的
a
thin
straggly
beard
稀疏杂乱的胡子
His
hair
is
quite
thin
on
top.
他头顶上的头发很稀疏。
4
LIQUID
液体
a
liquid
that
is
thin
flows
very
easily
because
it
has
a
lot
of
water
in
it
〔液体〕稀的，淡的;
thin
paint
稀油漆
5
SMOKE/MIST
烟/雾霭
smoke
or
mist
that
is
thin
is
easy
to
see
through
〔烟或雾霭〕稀薄的，淡薄的;
The
fog
is
quite
thin
in
places.
有些地方雾很薄。
6
AIR
空气
air
that
is
thin
is
more
difficult
to
breathe
than
usual
because
it
has
less
OXYGEN
in
it
〔空气〕稀薄的
the
thinner
air
high
in
the
mountains
高山上较为稀薄的空气
7
EXCUSE/ARGUMENT/EVIDENCE ETC
借口/论据/证据等
a
thin
excuse,
argument,
or
evidence
is
not
good
or
detailed
enough
to
be
useful
or
effective
〔借口、论据或证据〕贫乏的，空泛的，不能令人信服的
Evidence
that
capital
punishment
deters
crime
is
pretty
thin.
极刑能制止犯罪的论据不能令人信服。
8
a thin margin/majority etc
a
very
small
number
or
amount
of
something
极小的差额/微弱的多数等
Engle
beat
Blanchard
by
a
razor-thin
margin
(=a
very
small
number
of
votes)
in
the
race
for
governor.
恩格尔在州长竞选中以极其微弱的多数票击败布兰查德。
9
SMILE
笑
a
thin
smile
does
not
seem
very
happy
or
sincere
不真心实意的; 冷淡的
Charlie
gave
her
a
thin
smile.
查利向她牵强一笑。
10
VOICE/SOUND
话音/声音
a
thin
voice
or
sound
is
high
and
unpleasant
to
listen
to
尖声细气的; 刺耳难听的
His
thin
voice
trailed
off.
他尖细的声音渐渐小了下去。
11
the thin end of the wedge
11.
an
expression
meaning
something
that
you
think
is
the
beginning
of
a
harmful
development
[英，口] 糟糕事情的开始
BrE spoken
Workers
believe
the
job
cuts
are
just
the
thin
end
of
the
wedge.
工人们认为裁员只是厄运的开始。
12
be thin on the ground
12.
if
a
particular
type
of
person
or
thing
is
thin
on
the
ground,
there
are
very
few
available
不是随处可见的，是少有的
Taxis
seem
to
be
thin
on
the
ground.
出租车好像不多。
13
be having a thin time (of it)
13.
to
be
in
a
difficult
situation,
especially
one
in
which
you
do
not
have
enough
money
过得不顺，遇到麻烦〔尤指钱不够用〕
BrE spoken
14
be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice
14.
to
be
in
a
situation
in
which
you
are
likely
to
upset
someone
or
cause
trouble
处境不妙，很可能招惹麻烦
I
was
on
thin
ice,
and
I
knew
it.
我当时处境微妙，我知道的。
15
disappear/vanish into thin air
15.
to
disappear
completely
in
a
mysterious
way
神秘地消失不见
Victor
and
his
kidnappers
had
vanished
into
thin
air.
维克托和劫持他的人己经消失得无影无踪。
16
out of thin air
16.
out
of
nowhere,
as
if
by
magic
凭空，无中生有
It
seems
like
researchers
have
just
pulled
the
numbers
out
of
thin
air.
这些数据就好像是研究人员凭空变出来似的。
17
Thin
is
a
general
word
meaning
that
someone
has
little
fat
on
their
body.
It
is
usually,
but
not
always,
disapproving.
thin是指某人瘦的一般用语，通常（但不总是）含有贬义
He’s
much
too
thin.
他太瘦了。
Teenage
girls
all
seem
to
want
to
be
thin.
十几岁的少女都想变得瘦一点儿。
18
Slim
means
thin
in
an
attractive
way.
slim的意思是苗条
her
lovely
slim
figure
她那苗条可爱的身材
19
Skinny
is
a
fairly
informal
word
meaning
very
thin,
which
is
usually
disapproving.
skinny
为相当不正式的用语，指非常瘦一般含贬义
ridiculously
skinny
models
瘦得离谱的模特
20
Slender lean slight
,
,
and
are
used
mostly
in
written
English.
slender,
lean
和 slight 大多为书面用语。
21
Slender
means
thin
in
an
attractive
and
graceful
way.
slender
指苗条优雅
long
slender
legs
纤长的双腿
22
Lean
means
thin
and
looking
strong
and
fit.
lean指健康的瘦
a
tall,
lean
athlete
一名瘦高个运动员
23
Slight
means
thin
and
delicate-looking.
slight
指瘦弱
Her
brother
was
very
slight
and
looked
younger
than
he
was.
她兄弟很瘦弱，看上去比实际年龄要小。
adv
24
thinly.
Many
teachers
think
this
is
not
correct
English.
薄薄地; 细细地〔许多教师认为这种用法不正确〕
Don’t
cut
the
bread
so
thin.
别把面包切得这么薄。
verb
25
thin out
also
又作
to
become
fewer
in
number,
especially
when
there
were
many
before,
or
to
remove
people,
plants,
or
things
so
that
fewer
remain
（使）〔拥挤的人群、植物、物品等〕变稀少; 散去
I,T
The
crowd
had
thinned
out
and
only
a
few
people
were
left.
人群渐渐散去，只剩下几个人了。
The
trees
thinned
as
we
got
closer
to
the
top
of
the
mountain.
随着我们慢慢爬上山顶，树木也变得越来越稀少。
Traffic
was
finally
thinning.
路上行驶的车辆终于越来越少了。
Thin
the
carrots
to
two
inches
apart.
把胡萝卜间成相隔两英寸。
Her
hair
had
been
thinned
and
cut
shorter.
她的头发削薄了，剪短了。
26
to
make
something
thinner
or
to
become
thinner
（使）变薄;（使）变稀;
I,T
The
clouds
had
begun
to
thin.
云层渐稀。
A
narrow
smile
thinned
his
lips.
一道浅浅的笑容使他的嘴唇看上去更薄了。
27
thin down
also
又作
to
make
a
liquid
weaker
by
adding
water
or
another
liquid
〔掺水等〕使稀薄，使变淡
T
Thin
the
sauce
by
adding
milk.
加入牛奶把调味汁调薄。
thin
sth
with
sth
The
pastels
can
be
thinned
with
water.
这些水粉颜料可以用水稀释。
28
if
someone’s
hair
is
thinning,
they
have
less
hair
than
they
used
to
〔头发〕变稀疏，变稀少
I
a
tall
man
with
thinning
hair
头发日渐稀疏的高个男人
29
thin the ranks
if
something
thins
the
ranks
of
a
group
of
people,
there
are
fewer
of
them
as
a
result
of
it
减少人员
Illness
had
thinned
our
ranks.
疾病使我们人员减少了。