thin 音标拼音: [θ'ɪn]
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
薄的,细的,瘦的,稀疏的,稀薄的,淡的,弱的,空洞的使变薄,使变细
thin 薄
thin adv 1 :
without viscosity ; "
the blood was flowing thin " [
synonym :
{
thinly }, {
thin }] [
ant : {
thick }, {
thickly }]
adj 1 :
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section ; "
thin wire "; "
a thin chiffon blouse "; "
a thin book "; "
a thin layer of paint "
[
ant : {
thick }]
2 :
lacking excess flesh ; "
you can '
t be too rich or too thin ";
"
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look "-
Shakespeare [
synonym :
{
thin }, {
lean }] [
ant : {
fat }]
3 :
very narrow ; "
a thin line across the page " [
synonym : {
slender },
{
thin }]
4 :
not dense ; "
a thin beard "; "
trees were sparse " [
synonym :
{
sparse }, {
thin }]
5 :
relatively thin in consistency or low in density ;
not viscous ; "
air is thin at high altitudes "; "
a thin soup ";
"
skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk "; "
thin oil "
[
ant : {
thick }]
6 : (
of sound )
lacking resonance or volume ; "
a thin feeble cry "
[
ant : {
full }]
7 :
lacking spirit or sincere effort ; "
a thin smile "
8 :
lacking substance or significance ; "
slight evidence "; "
a tenuous argument "; "
a thin plot ";
a fragile claim to fame "
[
synonym : {
flimsy }, {
fragile }, {
slight }, {
tenuous }, {
thin }]
v 1 :
lose thickness ;
become thin or thinner [
ant : {
inspissate },
{
thicken }]
2 :
make thin or thinner ; "
Thin the solution " [
ant : {
inspissate },
{
thicken }]
3 :
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture ; "
cut bourbon " [
synonym : {
dilute }, {
thin }, {
thin out }, {
reduce }, {
cut }]
4 :
take off weight [
synonym : {
reduce }, {
melt off }, {
lose weight },
{
slim }, {
slenderize }, {
thin }, {
slim down }] [
ant : {
gain }, {
put on }]
Thin \
Thin \,
a . [
Compar . {
Thiner };
superl . {
Thinest }.] [
OE .
thinne ,
thenne ,
thunne ,
AS . [
thorn ]
ynne ;
akin to D .
dun ,
G .
d ["
u ]
nn ,
OHG .
dunni ,
Icel . [
thorn ]
unnr ,
Sw .
tunn ,
Dan .
tynd ,
Gael . &
Ir .
tana ,
W .
teneu ,
L .
tenuis ,
Gr . ? (
in comp .)
stretched out , ?
stretched ,
stretched out ,
long ,
Skr .
tanu thin ,
slender ;
also to AS . ?
enian to extend ,
G .
dehnen ,
Icel .
?
enja ,
Goth . ?
anjan (
in comp .),
L .
tendere to stretch ,
tenere to hold ,
Gr . ?
to stretch ,
Skr .
tan . [
root ]
51 &
237 .
Cf .
{
Attenuate }, {
Dance }, {
Tempt }, {
Tenable }, {
Tend }
to move ,
{
Tenous }, {
Thunder }, {
Tone }.]
1 .
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite ;
as ,
a thin plate of metal ;
thin paper ;
a thin board ;
a thin covering .
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2 .
Rare ;
not dense or thick ; --
applied to fluids or soft mixtures ;
as ,
thin blood ;
thin broth ;
thin air . --
Shak .
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In the day ,
when the air is more thin . --
Bacon .
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Satan ,
bowing low His gray dissimulation ,
disappeared ,
Into thin air diffused . --
Milton .
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3 .
Not close ;
not crowded ;
not filling the space ;
not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state ;
hence ,
not abundant ;
as ,
the trees of a forest are thin ;
the corn or grass is thin .
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Ferrara is very large ,
but extremely thin of people .
--
Addison .
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4 .
Not full or well grown ;
wanting in plumpness .
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Seven thin ears . . .
blasted with the east wind .
--
Gen .
xli .
6 .
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5 .
Not stout ;
slim ;
slender ;
lean ;
gaunt ;
as ,
a person becomes thin by disease .
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6 .
Wanting in body or volume ;
small ;
feeble ;
not full .
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Thin ,
hollow sounds ,
and lamentable screams .
--
Dryden .
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7 .
Slight ;
small ;
slender ;
flimsy ;
wanting substance or depth or force ;
superficial ;
inadequate ;
not sufficient for a covering ;
as ,
a thin disguise .
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My tale is done ,
for my wit is but thin . --
Chaucer .
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Note :
Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self -
explaining ;
as ,
thin -
faced ,
thin -
lipped ,
thin -
peopled ,
thin -
shelled ,
and the like .
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{
Thin section }.
See under {
Section }.
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Thin \
Thin \,
adv .
Not thickly or closely ;
in a seattered state ;
as ,
seed sown thin .
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Spain is thin sown of people . --
Bacon .
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Thin \
Thin \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Thinned };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Thinning }.] [
Cf .
AS .
ge [
thorn ]
ynnian .]
To make thin (
in any of the senses of the adjective ).
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Thin \
Thin \,
v .
i .
To grow or become thin ; --
used with some adverbs ,
as out ,
away ,
etc .;
as ,
geological strata thin out ,
i .
e .,
gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear .
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434 Moby Thesaurus words for "
thin ":
Lenten ,
Sanforize ,
Sanforized ,
Spartan ,
a bit thick ,
a bit thin ,
abate ,
abrade ,
abstemious ,
abstract ,
absurd ,
acute ,
adulterate ,
adulterated ,
airy ,
ankle -
deep ,
argute ,
ascetic ,
atomic ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
austere ,
backset ,
baptize ,
bate ,
beyond belief ,
blow off ,
bony ,
boyish ,
cadaverous ,
cast forth ,
cheeseparing ,
chiffon ,
chinchy ,
chintzy ,
clear ,
clear as crystal ,
clear away ,
colliquate ,
consume ,
consumed ,
corky ,
corpuscular ,
creaky ,
crystal ,
crystal -
clear ,
crystalline ,
cultivate ,
culture ,
cursory ,
curtail ,
cut ,
cut down ,
dainty ,
dead ,
decoagulate ,
decoct ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deficient ,
delicate ,
deliquesce ,
delve ,
depreciate ,
depthless ,
derogate ,
detract ,
diaphane ,
diaphanous ,
diffuse ,
dig ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
diminish ,
disparage ,
dispel ,
dispersed ,
dissipate ,
dissolve ,
doubtable ,
doubtful ,
drain ,
draw out ,
dress ,
dried -
up ,
drive away ,
dry up ,
dubious ,
dubitable ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
ear -
piercing ,
eat away ,
emacerate ,
emacerated ,
emaciate ,
emaciated ,
embryonic ,
epidermal ,
erode ,
ethereal ,
etherealize ,
evanescent ,
evaporate ,
exiguous ,
expand ,
extenuate ,
extract ,
fade ,
fallow ,
feeble ,
fertilize ,
file away ,
filmy ,
fine ,
finespun ,
flat ,
flavorless ,
flimsy ,
fluidify ,
fluidize ,
flux ,
force ,
fragile ,
frail ,
frugal ,
fuse ,
gangling ,
gaseous ,
gaunt ,
gauzy ,
germinal ,
girlish ,
gossamer ,
gossamery ,
gracile ,
granular ,
gruelly ,
half -
starved ,
hard of belief ,
hard to believe ,
harrow ,
high ,
high -
pitched ,
hoe ,
hold in solution ,
howling ,
impair ,
impalpable ,
imperceptible ,
implausible ,
imponderable ,
impoverished ,
improbable ,
inadequate ,
inane ,
inappreciable ,
inconceivable ,
incredible ,
indifferent ,
indiscernible ,
infinitesimal ,
infrequent ,
infuse ,
insipid ,
insubstantial ,
insufficient ,
intangible ,
invisible ,
irrigate ,
jejune ,
keen ,
keening ,
knee -
deep ,
lacy ,
lame ,
lank ,
lanky ,
leach ,
lean ,
lessen ,
light ,
light -
pervious ,
limited ,
limpid ,
liquefy ,
liquesce ,
liquidize ,
list ,
lixiviate ,
lucid ,
macerate ,
meager ,
meagerly ,
mean ,
melt ,
melt down ,
microcosmic ,
microscopic ,
mild ,
milk -
and -
water ,
miserly ,
misty ,
molecular ,
mulch ,
narrow ,
niggardly ,
nonopaque ,
not deep ,
not deserving belief ,
on the surface ,
open to doubt ,
open to suspicion ,
paltry ,
papery ,
pappy ,
parch ,
parched ,
parsimonious ,
passing belief ,
peekaboo ,
pellucid ,
penetrating ,
percolate ,
piddling ,
piercing ,
pinched ,
piping ,
plow ,
poor ,
preposterous ,
preshrink ,
preshrunk ,
problematic ,
prune ,
pulpy ,
puny ,
purify ,
questionable ,
rake ,
rare ,
rarefied ,
rarefy ,
reduce ,
reedy ,
refine ,
refined ,
remove ,
retrench ,
revealing ,
ridiculous ,
rub away ,
run ,
sapless ,
savorless ,
scant ,
scantily ,
scanty ,
scarce ,
scattered ,
scraggy ,
scrawny ,
screaky ,
screeching ,
screechy ,
scrimp ,
scrimping ,
scrimpy ,
sear ,
see -
through ,
seldom met with ,
seldom seen ,
shallow ,
shallow -
rooted ,
sharp ,
sharpen ,
sheer ,
shoal ,
shorten ,
shrieking ,
shrieky ,
shrill ,
shrink ,
shrivel ,
shriveled ,
shriveled up ,
shrunk ,
shrunken ,
silken ,
silky ,
skeletal ,
skimp ,
skimping ,
skimpy ,
skin -
deep ,
skinny ,
slender ,
slenderish ,
slight ,
slight -
made ,
slim ,
slimmish ,
slinky ,
small ,
solubilize ,
solve ,
spade ,
spare ,
sparing ,
sparingly ,
sparse ,
sparsely ,
spiceless ,
spindly ,
spotty ,
sprinkled ,
squeaking ,
squeaky ,
staggering belief ,
stale ,
starvation ,
stingy ,
stinted ,
straitened ,
stunted ,
subatomic ,
subduct ,
subsistence ,
subtile ,
subtilize ,
subtle ,
subtract ,
superficial ,
surface ,
suspect ,
suspicious ,
svelte ,
sylphlike ,
take away ,
take from ,
tall ,
tasteless ,
tenuous ,
thaw ,
thick ,
thin ,
thin away ,
thin down ,
thin out ,
thin -
bodied ,
thin -
set ,
thin -
spun ,
thinned ,
thinned -
out ,
thinnish ,
threadlike ,
tight ,
till ,
till the soil ,
translucent ,
transparent ,
transpicuous ,
treble ,
trim ,
trivial ,
twiggy ,
ultramicroscopic ,
ululant ,
unbelievable ,
unclot ,
unclouded ,
uncommon ,
uncompact ,
uncompressed ,
unconvincing ,
underfed ,
undernourished ,
undersized ,
underweight ,
unearthly ,
unflavored ,
ungodly ,
unimaginable ,
unimportant ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
unprofound ,
unsatisfying ,
unsavory ,
unseeable ,
unsubstantial ,
untenable ,
unthinkable ,
unusual ,
unworthy of belief ,
vague ,
vapid ,
vaporous ,
volatilize ,
wailing ,
washy ,
wasp -
waisted ,
waste ,
waste away ,
wasted ,
wasted away ,
water ,
water down ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
waterish ,
watery ,
weak ,
weaken ,
wear away ,
weazen ,
weazened ,
weed ,
weed out ,
whining ,
whistling ,
willowy ,
windy ,
wiredrawn ,
wishy -
washy ,
wispy ,
withdraw ,
wither ,
withered ,
wizen ,
wizen -
faced ,
wizened ,
work ,
worthless
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