thinly

英 [ˈθɪnli]

美 [ˈθɪnli]

adv.  细; 瘦; 薄; 稀疏; 稀少; 冷淡; 冷漠

BNC.9827 / COCA.7720

牛津词典

adv.

• 细；瘦；薄
  in a way that produces a thin piece or layer of sth
  1. Slice the potatoes thinly.
     把土豆切成薄片。
• 稀疏；稀少
  with only a few things or people spread over a place so that there is a lot of space between them
  1. a thinly populated area
     人烟稀少的地区
• 冷淡；冷漠
  in a way that is not sincere or enthusiastic
  1. She smiled thinly.
     她淡然一笑。
• 容易识破的；显而易见的
  in a way that does not hide the truth very well
  1. The novel is a thinly disguised autobiography.
     这部小说让人一眼就可以看出是部自传。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 窄的;细的
  Something that isthinis much narrower than it is long.
  1. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...
     一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。
  2. James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.
     詹姆斯面部瘦削，轮廓分明，容易过敏。
• ADJ-GRADED (人、动物)瘦的
  A person or animal that isthinhas no extra fat on their body .
  1. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair...
     他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。
  2. He is small and very thin and has pale-white skin.
     他个头瘦小，肤色苍白。
• ADJ-GRADED (纸、布等)薄的
  Something such as paper or cloth that isthinis flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces.
  1. ...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper...
     一本用纸轻薄、字体精细的蓝皮小书
  2. A thin layer of topsoil was swept away.
     薄薄的一层表土被冲走了。
• ADJ-GRADED (液体)稀的，淡的
  Liquids that arethinare weak and watery.
  1. The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich...
     汤又稀又清，味道却出奇地浓。
  2. They are stirring huge pots of rice and thin vegetable soup over a fire made of charcoal.
     他们搅动着架在木炭火堆上的大罐米饭和蔬菜清汤。
• ADJ-GRADED (人群、观众)稀少的，稀疏的
  A crowd or audience that isthindoes not have many people in it.
  1. The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.
     比赛前半段观众还稀稀拉拉的，这时明显增多了。
• ADJ-GRADED (微笑)冷淡的，牵强的，不幽默的
  Athinsmile is one that is not friendly or humorous.
  1. All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.
     她极力挤出了一丝勉强的苦笑。
• ADJ-GRADED (衣物)薄的，单薄的
  Thinclothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear.
  1. Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.
     她的礼服很薄，浑身在发抖，一半是冻的。
• ADJ-GRADED (论点、解释)浅薄的，不足信的，说服力差的
  If you describe an argument or explanation asthin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe.
  1. However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous...
     然而，这个证据难以令人信服，而且有点模棱两可。
  2. Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform.
     就算乐观主义者的理论是对的，还是不足以阻止改革的进行。
• ADJ-GRADED (声音)尖声尖气的，尖细的
  A voice or sound that isthinis high-pitched and not very loud.
  1. Her thin voice rose high in complaint.
     她抱怨时抬高了尖细的嗓音。
• ADJ-GRADED (头发)稀疏的
  If someone's hair is described asthin, they do not have a lot of hair.
  1. She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.
     她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳，挽成了个圆髻。
• V-ERG (使)变稀疏
  When youthinsomething or when itthins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it.
  1. It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time...
     当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。
  2. By midnight the crowd had thinned.
     半夜时分，人群渐渐散去了。
  3. Thin outmeans the same asthin.
     thin out 同 thin
  4. NATO will continue to thin out its forces...
     北约将继续缩减兵力。
  5. When the crowd began to thin out, I realized that most of the food was still there...
     人群渐渐散去的时候，我意识到大多数食物基本没人动过。
  6. Further up the river, the vineyards start to thin out and the orange groves and almond trees take over.
     继续溯流而上，葡萄园开始淡去，柑橘园和杏树多了起来。
• VERB 使（调味汁或液体）变稀薄;使变淡
  Tothina sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it.
  1. It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly...
     可能有必要将酱汁稍稍稀释一下。
  2. 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。
  3. Thin downmeans the same asthin.
     thin down 同 thin
  4. Thin down your mayonnaise with soured cream or natural yoghurt.
     用酸奶油或原味酸奶稀释蛋黄酱。
  5. ...an oil-based paint that was thinned down with white spirit.
     用石油溶剂油稀释了的油性油漆
• 他的头发开始脱落，皮肤也老化了。 → see:His hair is thinning and his skin has lost all hint of youth.
• PHRASE (耐心等)消磨掉，耗尽
  If someone's patience, for example,is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
  1. Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.
     议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。
• on thin ice→ see:ice

英英释义

adv

• in a widely distributed manner
  1. thinly overgrown mountainside
• in a small quantity or extent
  1. spread the margarine thinly over the meat
  2. apply paint lightly
  Synonym:lightly
• without viscosity
  1. the blood was flowing thin
  Synonym:thin
• without force or sincere effort
  1. smiled thinly

双语例句

• In fact, worry and anxiety can be understood as fear spread thinly.
  实际上，担忧和焦虑，是恐惧的延伸。
• Sealant should be applied thinly and evenly.
  应均匀地涂抹一层薄薄的密封胶。
• You dress so thinly. that's why you have caught a cold.
  你穿的衣服这么单薄，难怪你得了感冒。
• Uncooked cabbage, cut thinly, is used in coleslaw and other salads.
  生卷心菜，切成细丝，可以用来做卷心菜沙拉或其它的沙拉。
• Soak the black fungus and shred thinly. Finely chop ginger, onion and pickled chilli.
  木耳用清水泡好后切成丝。姜蒜和泡辣椒剁成末。
• The subtext of one of her next films was thinly veiled.
  这样她接下来的一部影片的潜台词就不言而喻了。
• He was thinly clad.
  他衣着单寒。
• Spread the butter thinly. This thin layer of pulp was then dried on a piece of fine cloth.
  薄薄地涂一层黄油.接着把它们均匀地、薄薄地摊开在一块布上晾干。
• Thinly paint the lamb with Dijon mustard.
  在羊肉上刷上薄薄一层第戎产的芥子酱。
• Spread some ground meat on a piece of aubergine, cover with another and thinly coat with some flour.
  切好的茄片，一片抹上肉馅，盖上另外一片茄子后，拍些面粉。