thin

汉语翻译

a. 薄的, 细的, 瘦的, 稀疏的, 稀薄的, 淡的, 弱的, 空洞的
vt. 使变薄, 使变细, 使稀少, 使淡
vi. 变薄, 变细, 变少, 变淡
ad. 薄地, 稀疏地, 微弱地
n. 细小部分
【经】 交易清淡的
相关词组:
as thin as a wafer
spread oneself thin
thin on the ground
have a thin time
as thin as a lath

词型变化

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

词意辨析

lean, slender, slim, slight, thin

这些形容词均有“瘦的”之意。
lean: 侧重缺少脂肪。既可能是因病而瘦，也可能因饥饿而消瘦；也指身体消瘦，但肌肉结实，身体健康。
slender: 指身体细长、体态优美、苗条适中，多用于指女性。
slim: 指身体的细长，体重轻不着重外形的优美，可用于不同的性别，常用于减轻体重的人。
slight: 指身材又瘦又小。
thin: 普通用词，指腰细、骨架窄，常因疾病或疲劳而消瘦。

英语解释

动词 thin:

lose thickness; become thin or thinnermake thin or thinnerlessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture同义词：dilute, thin out, reduce, cuttake 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 sectionlacking excess flesh-Shakespeare同义词：leanvery narrow同义词：slenderhaving little substance or significance同义词：flimsy, slight, tenuousnot dense同义词：sparserelatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous(of sound) lacking resonance or volumelacking spirit or sincere effort

副词 thin:

without viscosity同义词：thinly

例句

Unions regard the government's intention to ban overtime as the thin end of the wedge.工会认为政府禁止加班的用意是老鼠拉木　, 大头在後边。The ice on the pond is too thin for skating.池塘上的冰面太薄了，不能滑冰。