thin

thin

英 [θɪn] 美 [θɪn]

形容词

1. 细的；薄的

• Her hair is long and thin. 她的头发又长又细。
• Please cut the cake into thin slices. 请把蛋糕切成薄片。

2. 瘦的

• She is very thin because she rarely eats. 她很瘦，因为她很少吃东西。
• He has a thin face and a muscular body. 他脸瘦身材壮。

3. 稀薄的

• The air in the mountains is thin. 山区的空气稀薄。
• His voice was thin and weak. 他的声音稀疏而无力。

4. 稀疏的；不浓的

• He has thin hair on top. 他头顶稀疏发际。
• The soup is too thin. 这汤太稀了。

5. 不足的；贫乏的

• He made a living by doing odd jobs, but the income was thin. 他靠做零工维持生计，但收入很少。
• The evidence against him is thin. 对他的指控证据不足。

名词

1. 瘦子

• She used to be a thin, weak girl. 她以前是个瘦弱的女孩。
• He is a thin who always watches what he eats. 他是个瘦子，总是注意自己的饮食。

2. （液体的）稀淡部分

• Remove the fat from the top of the soup to get the thin. 把汤上面的油脂去掉，留下稀淡部分。
• The thin of the milk rises to the surface. 牛奶的稀淡部分浮到了表面。

词语辨析

"thin"和"slim"都可以形容身材纤细，但"slim"更强调体型匀称，而"thin"则更强调瘦弱或薄度。

• She has a slim figure and long legs. 她身材苗条，长腿。
• He is thin and weak after a long illness. 他病后瘦弱。

词汇扩充

• thinly (副词)：细地；薄地
• thinness (名词)：纤细；瘦弱
• thin-skinned (形容词)：敏感的；脆弱的
• thinly veiled (形容词)：掩饰得很薄的；不加掩饰的

近义词

slender, lean, skinny, narrow, slight

反义词

thick, fat, bulky, wide, broad

柯林斯词典

thin (adjective)

1. having relatively little depth or extent; not thick
2. having little flesh or fat on the body; lean; slender
3. lacking in density or richness; sparse
4. having a low viscosity or internal resistance
5. insubstantial; flimsy

牛津词典

thin (adjective)

1. having opposite surfaces or sides close together; of little thickness or depth
2. having a small distance between opposite surfaces or sides
3. having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
4. lacking the usual or necessary quality or substance
5. lacking in force, intensity, or substance

用法

1. "thin"作形容词时，可以修饰名词，也可以作表语。

• a thin book 一本薄书
• The soup is too thin. 这汤太稀了。

2. "thin"也可作动词，表示使变薄。

• Thin the sauce with water. 用水把酱汁稀释。
• The paint can be thinned with turpentine. 这种油漆可以用松节油稀释。

例句

1. She has a thin face and a muscular body. 她脸瘦身材壮。
2. The air in the mountains is thin. 山区的空气稀薄。
3. Please cut the cake into thin slices. 请把蛋糕切成薄片。
4. He made a living by doing odd jobs, but the income was thin. 他靠做零工维持生计，但收入很少。
5. The evidence against him is thin. 对他的指控证据不足。
6. Her hair is long and thin. 她的头发又长又细。
7. She used to be a thin, weak girl. 她以前是个瘦弱的女孩。
8. He is a thin who always watches what he eats. 他是个瘦子，总是注意自己的饮食。
9. Remove the fat from the top of the soup to get the thin. 把汤上面的油脂去掉，留下稀淡部分。
10. He has thin hair on top. 他头顶稀疏发际。
11. His voice was thin and weak. 他的声音稀疏而无力。
12. The soup is too thin. 这汤太稀了。
13. She has a slim figure and long legs. 她身材苗条，长腿。
14. He is thin and weak after a long illness. 他病后瘦弱。
15. She painted thin strokes with a fine brush. 她用细刷子画了细线条。
16. He picked up a thin book and started reading. 他拿起一本薄薄的书开始阅读。
17. The thin of the milk rises to the surface. 牛奶的稀淡部分浮到了表面。
18. The fabric is so thin that it is almost transparent. 这种织物太薄，几乎透明。
19. The ice on the lake is too thin to walk on. 湖上的冰太薄，不能走上去。
20. She has thin lips and a delicate chin. 她嘴唇薄，下巴秀气。
21. He thinly disguised his true intentions. 他掩饰得很薄。