thin

[θin]

adj.薄的, 瘦的, 稀的
adv.薄薄地
v.变瘦, 变稀少, 使变薄

a.

1. 薄的; 细的; 瘦的

She looks thinner than before.

她看上去比过去瘦了。

2. 稀少的; 稀疏的

He has thin hair.

他头发稀疏。

3. 稀薄的; 淡的

The air became even thinner when I climbed to the top of the mountain.

我爬到山顶时, 空气变得更加稀薄了。

4. 微弱的

5. 空洞的; 浅薄的; 不能令人信服的

Her speech sounded rather thin.

她的演讲听上去颇为空洞。

6. 【俚】不舒服的, 不愉快的

ad.

薄; 细; 稀; 疏; 微

Don't cut the bread too thin.

别把面包切得太薄。

vt.

1. 使薄; 使细; 使稀; 使瘦; 使淡[(+out)]

Care thinned her cheeks.

忧虑使她面颊瘦削。

The wine has been thinned with water.

这酒已用水冲淡。

2. 间(苗)[(+out)]

vi.

变薄; 变细; 变瘦, 变稀; 变淡[(+out)]

His hair is thinning.

他的头发变少了。

词形变化

形容词: thinnish | 副词: thinly | 形容词比较级: thinner | 形容词最高级: thinnest | 名词: thinness | 动词过去式: thinned | 动词过去分词: thinned | 动词现在分词: thinning | 动词第三人称单数: thins |

词义辨析

同义:

a.瘦的; 细长的; 微弱的

slender  slim  svelte  slight  frail  skinny  gaunt  lean  emaciated  weak  diluted  flimsy  fine  narrow  lanky  scrawny

a.稀少的; 微弱的

scanty  sparse  meager  

同义参见:

sheer  haggard  spare  lean  dilute  peaked  subtle  aerial  water  lank  

反义:

a.薄的; 瘦的; 微弱的

fat  plump  thick  heavy  strong  firm  

反义参见:

plump  obese  dense  

英英释义

动词 thin:

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

make thin or thinner

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

同义词：dilute, thin out, reduce, cut

take off weight

同义词：reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, slim down

形容词 thin:

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

lacking excess flesh-Shakespeare

同义词：lean

very narrow

同义词：slender

having little substance or significance

同义词：flimsy, slight, tenuous

not dense

同义词：sparse

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume

lacking spirit or sincere effort

副词 thin:

without viscosity

同义词：thinly

短语词组

spread oneself thin

1. 试图同时做太多的工作

You're spreading yourself too thin.

你太性急了, 最好一件一件地做。

thin down

1. (使)变细

The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.

这条小河已变成细流了。

thin out

1. (使)变薄

The barber thinned out my thick hair.

理发师把我浓密的头发削薄了一些。

补充

thinthin英:[θin] 美:[θɪn]adj.1.薄的; 细的She should wear a thinner shirt in summer.夏天她应该穿薄一点的衬衫。2.稀的, 稀疏的, 稀少的I have thin hair.我头发很稀。3.瘦的There were two girls there, a fat one and a thin one.那儿有两个姑娘, 一个胖的, 一个瘦的。4.弱的, 缺乏力量的, 浅薄的His excuse for being late was very thin.他迟到的借口是无法使人相信的。vt. & vi.1.(使)变稀薄, (使)变稀少, (使)变细His hair is thinning.他的头发逐渐稀少了。He thinned the wine by adding water.他往酒里加水把它稀释。

例句

1. A thin layer of topsoil was swept away.薄薄的表土层被冲走了。 2. a thin cable一根细电缆 3. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair.他瘦瘦高高, 满头灰发。 4. her thin fingers她纤细的手指 5. He shivered. His coat was only thin.他瑟瑟发抖, 穿的上衣太薄了。 6. The material was too thin.这种材料太轻薄了。 7. The soup was thin and clear.这汤又稀又清。 8. She had pale thin yellow hair pulled back into a bun.她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳成了个圆髻。 9. The crowd was thin for the first half of the race.上半场比赛时, 观众稀稀拉拉的。 10. However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous.然而, 证据难以令人信服, 而且有点模棱两可。 11. It still seems a thin argument against reform.这似乎仍是对改革无力的反驳。 12. In her world of financial schemers, nice guys were thin on the ground.在她那个遍是金融骗子的圈子里, 好人寥寥无几。 13. Crook's expression made it clear that his patience was wearing thin.克鲁克的表情表明, 他的耐心已经快要耗尽了。 14. It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly.也许有必要将酱汁稍微稀释一下。 15. Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.阿司匹林可以稀释血液, 使其在变窄的血管里更顺畅地流动。 16. The traffic thinned as they gained the motorway.他们驶上高速公路后车流量就减少了。 17. His hair is thinning.他的头发日益稀疏。 18. Famine and war have thinned down the population in this region.灾荒和战争使该地区的人口减少。 19. to thin out the seedlings间苗 20. The crowd thinned down after 10 o'clock.10点以后，人群散开了。 21. Toward the city limits the houses begin to thin out.靠近城市尽头的地方房屋渐渐稀少。 22. thin slices of bread.薄面包片。 23. she was painfully thin.她瘦得可怜。 24. tall, thin lettering.瘦长字体。 25. a depressingly thin crowd.令人沮丧的稀稀拉拉的一堆人。 26. his hair was going thin.他的头发日渐稀少了。 27. the thin cold air of the mountains.山中稀薄的冷空气。 28. thin soup.清汤。 29. a thin, reedy little voice.尖细的微弱声音。 30. the evidence is rather thin.证据根本不足于服人。 31. thin-sliced ham.薄薄的火腿片。 32. cut it as thin as possible.尽量切细。 33. [with obj.]the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks.弓箭手不停的射击驱散了他们的队列。 34. [no obj.]the trees began to thin out.树木开始凋零。 35. [as adj. thinning]thinning hair.日渐稀疏的头发。 36. thin out over-wintered rows of peas.把已越冬的一排排豆子间开。 37. [with obj.]if the soup is too thick, add a little water to thin it down.如果汤太浓，就加点水把它兑稀点。 38. [no obj.]the blood thins.血液浓度降低了。 39. [with obj.]their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend.他们在减小臭氧层方面的作用很可能就是减缓全球变暖的趋势。 40. [no obj.]the linen had thinned and shrunk with frequent laundering.由于不断清洗，内衣裤已变得单薄而且缩水。 41. she just vanished into thin air.她消失得无影无踪。 42. they seemed to pluck numbers out of thin air.他们似乎在凭空拨弄是非。 43. a thin book/shirt薄书；薄衬衫 44. a thin slice of meat薄肉片 45. You need to eat more. You're too thin!你要多吃些，你太瘦了。 46. a thin sauce稀的调味汁 47. The population is rather thin in this part of the country.该国这一地区人口稀少。 48. Don't slice the onion too thin. 别把洋葱切得太细。 49. thinly populated areas人口稀疏的地区 50. The trees thin out towards the edge of the forest.越接近森林边缘，树木便越少。 51. thin the sauce by adding milk.加进牛奶把调味汁弄稀。 52. thin paper/walls薄纸/墙 53. a thin band/line/stripe细带子/线条/条纹 54. a thin coating/layer of dust薄薄的一层灰尘 55. pizza with a thin crust外皮薄脆的比萨饼 56. a thin slice of ham薄薄的一片火腿 57. a thin child瘦瘦的孩子 58. She is very/too thin.她很/太瘦。 59. thin legs纤细的双腿 60. a thin stand of trees一片稀疏的树丛 61. thin hair稀疏的头发 62. His hair is a little thin on top. = He's a little thin on top. [=he does not have a lot of hair on the top of his head]他头顶的头发有点稀疏。 63. Attendance at the carnival was a bit thin. [=low]参加这次嘉年华的人偏少。 64. My patience was wearing/running thin. [=I was becoming less patient]我有些不耐烦了。 65. thin broth/gravy/soup稀薄的肉汤/肉汁/汤 66. thin air稀薄的空气 67. a thin atmosphere空气稀薄的大气层 68. The fog was relatively thin.雾并不太浓。 69. a thin mist薄雾 70. a thin [=very small] margin of victory险胜 71. She has a thin [=narrow] lead in the polls.选举中她以微弱优势领先。 72. thin arguments/explanations难以令人信服的论据/解释 73. That excuse is pretty thin.那个借口很牵强。 74. The story's plot is pretty thin.这个故事的情节挺牵强的 75. His argument quickly wore thin.他的论据很快就站不住脚了。 76. a thin smile [=a weak smile that does not seem sincere]淡淡的一笑 77. "a high, thin voice"尖细的嗓音 78. The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.那些文件似乎已经不翼而飞了。 79. He was having a thin time of it until his novel started selling.在开始出售自己的小说之前，他一直过着艰难的生活。 80. He appeared out of thin air. [=out of nowhere]他突然现身，出人意料。 81. The bank's decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates]这家银行提高利率的决定可能引起其他银行纷纷效仿。 82. Useful suggestions have been thin on the ground lately. [=there have been very few useful suggestions lately]最近没有多少有用的建议。 83. The crowd gradually thinned [=grew smaller] as the night went on.随着夜幕降临，人群逐渐散去。 84. The trees thinned as we climbed higher. [=there were fewer trees as we climbed higher]我们越往上爬，树丛就变得越稀疏。 85. The bad weather thinned (out) the crowd a little.由于天气恶劣，人群散去了一些。 86. He plans to thin (out) the young carrots in the garden. [=to remove some of them so that there is more room between the remaining carrots]他打算给菜园里的胡萝卜间苗。 87. He added a little more water to thin the gravy.他又加了些水来稀释肉汤。 88. His hair is thinning. = He has thinning hair.他的头发越来越少。 89. The haze thinned in the late afternoon.傍晚时分雾气变薄了。 90. She's thinned down a lot in the past year.过去一年她瘦了很多。 91. His face has been thinned by illness.他的脸颊因为生病而消瘦了。 92. She sliced the cheese thin.她把乳酪切成薄片。