| 词汇 | thinness |
| 释义 | thinness noun[ U ] uk /ˈθɪn.nəs/ us /ˈθɪn.nəs/ thinnessnoun[U] (NOT FAT)the quality of having little flesh on the bones: （身体）瘦，不肥 The author discusses why female beauty has become linked to thinness.作者讨论了为什么女性的美丽变得和瘦弱联系在一起。 At its most extreme, the obsession with thinness can cause eating disorders. They hope for a time when good health, not extreme thinness, is the ideal among various cultures. He felt the painful thinness of her upper arm. The thinness of his face and the jutting of his cheekbones suggest hunger. 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 ultra-thin wasted wirily wiry thinnessnoun[U] (NOT WIDE)the quality of having a small distance between two opposite sides: 单薄 The thinness of the walls meant you could hear everything.墙体单薄意味着你能听到所有的声响。 The slices of rock are polished to a thinness of less than a millimetre. The abnormal thinness of the eggshells was evident when ornithologists compared them with other specimens. The comparative thinness of the blade makes it quite easy to cut in tight curves. They were surprised by the thinness of the pillows in their hotel room. The smallness of the house and thinness of the walls brought everything so close to her. Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis certain could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom count low density measly mildness mingy minimal piffling remote scantly slenderly slenderness speak strength suggestion thin thinnessnoun[U] (NOT MUCH)the quality of having only a small number of people or a small amount of something: 稀薄|稀少 The thinness of the audience doesn't do justice to the quality of the show.观众数少无法公正客观地评价表演的质量。 the thinness of his hair他发量稀少 They underlined the thinness of support for him among religious and social conservatives. He also said the dossier should have made clear the thinness of the evidence on which the claim was based. Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis certain could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom count low density measly mildness mingy minimal piffling remote scantly slenderly slenderness speak strength suggestion thin thinnessnoun[U] (POOR QUALITY)the quality of being of a poor standard or not good enough to be effective: 薄，单薄 the thinness of the singer's voice歌手的声音很单薄 The play's crucial fault is the thinness of those characters, who mostly come off as sentimental clichés. On the ballads, it was hard to disguise the thinness of the voice. The thinness of much of his work results from his inexperience. How did he convince himself that, despite the thinness of his résumé, he could somehow get the top job? Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfully awfulness cheesy hacky inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky shite skanky sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry trinket wretched thinnessnoun[U] (OF LIQUID)the quality of flowing easily or containing a lot of water: 稀 The thinness of the liquid made it easy to pour.液体是稀的，很容易倒。 I was disappointed by the thinness of the sauce. Because of the paint's thinness, it ran everywhere. thinnessnoun[U] (OF AIR)(of air) the quality of containing less oxygen than usual: （气体）稀薄 The thinness of the air can make you feel breathless.稀薄的空气会让你感到喘不过气来。 The lack of friction due to the thinness of the air will mean he can attain a much higher terminal velocity. Seethin |
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