| 词汇 | scrawny |
| 释义 | scrawny adjective uk /ˈskrɔː.ni/ us /ˈskrɑː.ni/ unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing: 瘦骨嶙峋的，皮包骨头的 He came home after three months at college looking terribly scrawny.他在大学里呆了3个月后回到家里，样子瘦得可怕。 Synonym underweight having less flesh on the body than average thinShe's on a diet but I think she's already too thin. skinnyYou should eat more. You're much too skinny. scrawnyHe hated his scrawny legs. slimHe was tall, very slim, with pale, deep-set eyes. slenderHe put his arms around her slender waist. Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rakephrase be skin and bone(s)idiom ectomorph ectomorphic emaciated emaciation gauntly hollow lithe raw-boned slender slight slimly slimness sparely thinness ultra-thin waif-like wasted wiry scrawny | American Dictionaryscrawny adjective us/ˈskrɔ·ni/ (of a person’s or animal’s body) very thin because not fed enough, so that you can see the shape of the bones under the skin: The store had only a few scrawny chickens left. Examples of scrawnyscrawny There is always a tendency to try to fashion out of a fairly scrawny acorn a massive constitutional oak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By contemporary standards, the grass-fed cattle are rather scrawny, as fattening them up on corn had not become general practice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The yard was mostly dirt, good for playing marbles - with a few spare patches of scrawny grass. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Guybrush, although portrayed as an attractive lad in closeups, is a scrawny blonde youth with minimal amounts of courage, intelligence and charisma. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There had been a terrible drought that year and the shortages meant the cattle were weak and scrawny. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The horse occupies the centre of the scene, with its ribs well visible and a scrawny head showing teeth and the tongue. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The decreased appetite will result in individuals appear scrawny, mangy, and sickly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In one way he was just a scrawny little kid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1795-1797, a scrawny, naturalistic bald eagle was depicted on the reverse side of all silver coins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If he has little energy, he takes the appearance of a somewhat scrawny teenage boy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The music on this record contains scrawny guitars, electronic noise, and distorted samples and keyboards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is scrawny, clumsy, and lame on both legs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When first introduced into the series he was described as being scrawny and nervous looking with spiky hair. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hence, the acuteness of his voice and his classical lyrical timber that matches his scrawny appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is described as scrawny and dark complexioned. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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