| 词汇 | spindly |
| 释义 | spindly adjective uk /ˈspɪnd.li/ us /ˈspɪnd.li/ long or tall and thin, and looking weak: 细长瘦弱的;长而纤弱的 spindly legs细长的腿 a plant with a spindly stem长着细长茎的植物 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 scrawny slender slight slimly slimness sparely thinness ultra-thin wasted wiry spindly | American Dictionaryspindly adjective us/ˈspɪnd·li/ long or tall and thin, and not appearing to be very solid or strong: Carrie, almost six, was all spindly arms and legs. Examples of spindlyspindly Numerous young leaf stalks were brittle and spindly (dried quickly when not in contact with water), and some secondyear late stalks were brittle and dark purple. Has anyone forgotten his spindly legs, his swollen stomach, his protruding ribs, his wizened little face and his frightened, pleading eyes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Or at least the second pillar, namely rural development, is not so much a pillar as a spindly little tree. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English That means that the trees end up as spindly sticks 60, 70 or 80 feet high and very susceptible to wind blow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The leg that controls fiscal policy is muscular and articulated, while the one that controls development policy, which should provide impetus and long-term drive, appears spindly and lacking in strength. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Botanists have long known that plants grown in a greenhouse tend to be taller and more spindly than plants grown outside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ovoid head is surrounded by four spindly arms, each four-fingered hand ending in sharp claws. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At this point the plant would be stunted, spindly and with a white, flaky crust of scales on the bark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Widow spiders are large, strong-looking house spiders (but still have relatively spindly legs and deep, globular abdomens). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is a hairy perennial growing spindly stems sometimes exceeding half a meter in height. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is a spindly annual herb reaching anywhere from 5 to 50 centimeters in height. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The small, thick leaves are a few centimeters long and are absent much of the year, giving the shrub a spindly, twiggy appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was frail, had thinning hair, wrinkles around his eyes and spindly legs, and lacked pace. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The long spindly (haywire) legs have no spines or banding pattern. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The plants growing in tall grassveld are usually spindly with tall stems, and have a tendency to lean over, often becoming quite procumbent. 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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