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🔑thinthin1 /θɪn / adjective (thin·ner, thin·nest)➤not thick薄- (used about something solid) having a small distance between the opposite sides; not thick（固体）薄的◆a thin brown book一本薄薄的棕皮书◆a thin cotton shirt一件薄棉衬衫◆a thin slice of meat一薄片肉 OPP thick
➤not fat瘦- having very little flesh on the body瘦的◆You need to eat more. You're too thin!你得多吃点，你太瘦了！ OPP fat➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Thin is the most general word for describing people who have very little flesh on their bodies. * thin 是形容人瘦的最常用的说法。Slim is used to describe people who are thin in an attractive way. * slim 指人苗条，瘦得好看How do you stay so slim?你是怎么保持这么苗条的？If you say someone is skinny, you usually mean that he / she is too thin and not attractive. * skinny 指人骨瘦如柴，瘦得不好看。Underweight is a more formal word, and is often used for describing people who are too thin in a medical sense. * underweight （体重偏低的）是更正式的用法，常指医学意义上的过于清瘦The doctor says I'm underweight.医生说我体重偏低。
➤liquid液体- (used about a liquid) that flows easily; not stiff or thick（液体）稀的◆a thin sauce稀的调味汁 OPP thick
➤few in number数量少- having only a few people or things with a lot of space between them稀少的；稀疏的◆a thin covering of trees树木稀疏
 ●disappear, vanish, etc. into thin airto disappear completely消失得无影无踪●through thick and thinthrough difficult times and situations不顾艰难险阻◆He promised to stay with her through thick and thin.他承诺与她风雨同舟。●wear thinto have less effect because of being used too much（因过度使用而）不太起作用，失效◆We've heard that story so often that it's beginning to wear thin.那种话我们听得太多了，已经开始不灵了。▸ thin adverb ◆Don't spread the frosting too thin.糖霜不要抹得太少。▸ thin·ly adverb ◆thinly sliced bread薄片面包◆thinly populated areas人口稀少的地区
thinthin2 /θɪn / verb [intransitive, transitive] (thin·ning, thinned)thin (sth) (out) to become thinner or fewer in number; to make something thinner（使）变瘦，变稀少，变薄◆The trees thin out toward the edge of the woods.靠近森林的边缘树木就逐渐变得稀疏。◆Thin the sauce by adding milk.加点奶，把调味汁稀释一下。 |