gangling
adj.(身体)瘦长的
难易程度:
gangling为短语/超纲词汇
gangling
/'gæŋglɪŋ; `ˇæŋˇlɪŋ/
(also gangly / 5gNglI;`^AN^lI/) adj (of a person) tall, thin and awkward-looking (指人)瘦长而难看的
*a gangling youth 瘦长而难看的青年.
gangling
adj[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from
Scottish English gangrel
'wanderer, tall thin person' (14-20 centuries)]
unusually tall and thin, and not able to move gracefully
=
lanky an awkward gangling teenager