词汇 | waif-like |
释义 | waif-like adjective uk /ˈweɪf.laɪk/ us /ˈweɪf.laɪk/ very thin and delicate in appearance: 瘦弱的;弱不禁风的 waif-like supermodels弱不禁风的超级模特 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 Examples of waif-likewaif-like And moreover, why are the women so darn skinny and waif-like? From Huffington Post He was thus thrown (waif-like) amongst the great body of the people; was at once estimated, and soon rose into renown. From Project Gutenberg 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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