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see-through
ˈsee-through adjective
a see-through material or surface allows you to see through it
   SYN  transparent:
    a see-through blouse
     
THESAURUS
■ easy to see through
    clear easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirty: The table top is a piece of clear glass. | a clear liquid | The water was so clear that you could see down to the bottom of the lake.
    transparent clear - used especially about materials and solid things. Transparent is a little more formal than clear: Fill a transparent plastic bottle with water. | a piece of transparent film | Melt 2 ounces of butter in a large frying pan, and cook the onions until they are almost transparent.
    see-through made of a very thin material that you can see through - used especially about women’s clothes: She wore a black see-through dress.
    limpid literary clear - used especially about water or other liquids . This is a very formal word which is used in novels and literature: limpid pools | She gave her a golden flask of limpid olive oil.


see-throughBrE /ˈsiː θruː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiː θruː/ 🔊 adjective(of cloth 织物) very thin so that you can see through it 薄至透明的;可透视的a see-through blouse透明的女式衬衫