[今日英语]:谈谈“瘦”的英语 thin、slender、slim、lean、slight、skinny、emaciated 均有“瘦的”之意 thin:普通用词,可指身子骨生来单薄,身上没有什么肉,也指因疾病或疲劳而消瘦:Angela was dreadfully thin./She looked thin after her illness. slender:表示颀长的、苗条的,含优美匀称的意味,也可用于身体的某一部分:She crossed her slender legs./She admires his slender build. slim与slender的区别在于含有纤弱的意味,通常用于个高体轻的女性:She kept slim by dieting and by exercising diligently./A tall,slim girl with long,stright hair. lean:强调缺乏脂肪,表示清瘦而健康有力:a lean and hungry look/He had the lean fit look of a trained athlete. slight:指个头小:She is slight of figure./I watched her slight figure cross the street. skinny:表示太瘦,皮包骨头:He is tall and skinny./a skinny little man emaciated:尤指消瘦而憔悴:an emaciated survivor of a Nazi concentration camp/The prisoners were emaciated. |
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