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lithe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lithe /laɪð/ adjective  GRACEFULhaving a body that moves easily and gracefully 〔身体〕柔软的;优美灵活的 the strong lithe bodies of gymnasts 体操运动员强壮柔韧的身体lithely adverb
Examples from the Corpus
litheHis body was agonizingly slender and lithe.He dashed across the puddles in the courtyard, lithe and athletic.The lithe and lean Banks was not alone.Second, I use the word because it is lithe and playful, high-spirited and coltish.Feel beautiful, lithe and positive as you do them.the dancer's lithe bodyWith such thoughts in my head and lithe grace in my movements, I loped up the grassy knoll to the court.A florid, solid woman, Zaiga bore little resemblance to the lithe, romantic girl her parents had lost.I felt awkward among the lithe young sun-tanned girls on the beach.
Origin lithe Old English gentle
lithe adjectiveChinese
Corpus easily having body that a and gracefully moves


lithe
lithe /laɪð/ adjective
 Language: Old English
 Origin: 'gentle'
having a body that moves easily and gracefully:
    the strong lithe bodies of gymnasts
—lithely adverb


litheBrE /laɪð/ 🔊NAmE /laɪð/ 🔊 adjective(of a person or their body 人或人体) moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant 优美柔软的;易弯曲的;柔韧性好 lithe·ly BrE /ˈlaɪðli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪðli/ 🔊 adverb