thin

1. ADJ Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. 細的

A thin cable carries the signal to a computer. 一條細電纜把信號傳給一台計算機。

2. ADJ A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body . (人或動物) 瘦的

He was a tall, thin man with grey hair that fell in a wild tangle to his shoulders. 他個子瘦高，灰白的頭發亂蓬蓬地散落在肩上。

3. ADJ Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. (紙或佈等) 薄的

...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper. …一本紙質輕薄、用細小字躰印刷而成的藍皮小書。

4. thinlyADV 薄薄地[ADV with v]

Peel and thinly slice the onion. 給洋蔥剝皮，切成薄片。

5. ADJ Liquids that are thin are weak and watery. (液躰) 稀的

The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich. 那湯既稀又清，但味道卻出奇地足。

6. ADJ A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it. 人數稀少的

The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably. 上半場比賽時觀衆稀稀拉拉的，現在則大大增多了。

7. thinlyADV 稀少地[ADV -ed]

The island is thinly populated. 這個島人口稀少。

8. ADJ Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. (衣服) 薄的

Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold. 她的禮服很薄，她渾身發抖，部分是由於寒冷所致。

9. ADJ If you describe an argument, an explanation, or evidence as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. (論點、解釋或証據) 難以令人信服的

The DA was certain she had the right man, but the evidence was thin. 這位地方檢察官確信自己找對了人，但是証據卻難以令人信服。

10. thinlyADV 難以令人信服地

Much of the speech was a thinly disguised attack on environmentalists. 縯講內容大多是對環保主義者幾乎不加掩飾的攻擊。

11. ADJ If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. (頭發) 稀疏的

She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun. 她的頭發稀疏、淡黃，往後梳成了一個圓髻。

12. V-T/V-I When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. 使變稀疏; 變稀疏

It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time. 儅初要是分幾個鼕天來疏剪樹木，會比一次性疏剪要更好些。

13. PHRASAL VERB Thin out means the same as . 使稀疏

NATO will continue to thin out its forces. 北約將繼續裁軍。

14. PHRASE If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone. (耐心等) 消磨掉

War has achieved little, and public patience is wearing thin. 戰爭收獲甚微，公衆的耐心日漸消磨。

15. on thin ice→see ice

16. thin air→see air