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slender

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adj.苗条的,微薄的,微弱的

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slender为六级词汇

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名词:slenderness 副词:slenderly 形容词比较级:slenderer 最高级:slenderest

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frail  narrow  slight  svelte  thin  stout    

slender


/'slendə(r); `slɛndɚ/
adj (-er, -est)
1 (approv 褒)
(a) not very wide but comparatively long or high 细长的; 纤细的
*slender fingers 纤细的手指
* a slender waist 细腰
* a wineglass with a slender stem 高脚杯.
(b) (of people) slim (指人)瘦长的, 苗条的
*a slender girl, figure 苗条的女孩、身段
* a slender, graceful ballet-dancer 苗条而动作优美的芭蕾舞演员. =>Usage at thin 用法见thin.
2 small in amount or size; inadequate; scanty 微薄的; 不足的; 微少的
*a slender income 微薄的收入
* people of slender means, ie with little money 贫穷的人们
* win by a slender margin 险胜.

slender


adj
thin in an attractive or graceful way
= slim
 She is slender and stylish.
 Laura's tall, slender figure
slender legs/arms/fingers etc
see usage notethin1
small or very limited in amount or size
= slim
 The company only has a slender hope of survival.
 The Republicans won the election by a slender majority.
 We had to make the most of our rather slender resources.
>slendernessn[U]
1. Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched her swing herself out upon the slender line.
    布鲁斯凝视着蜘蛛的身子,它挂在纤细的丝上摆向对面的墙,他几乎忘却了自己的烦恼。

2. This slender tree bends when the wind blows hard.
    刮大风时,这棵细长的树会被吹弯的。

3. Max was slender, not tall, and with a face that suggested the look of a fox.
    马克斯身材瘦小,个子不高,一张狐狸模样的脸。

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