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gangling

adj.(身体)瘦长的

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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