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    svelte

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++svelte /svelt/ adjective literary  THIN PERSONthin and graceful 苗条优雅的 SYN lithe She was slim, svelte, and sophisticated. 她身材苗条，气质优雅，而且人情练达。
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    svelte• So he started exercising regularly and eating low-calorie foods and, lo and behold, trimmed down to a svelte 290.• Our newly svelte state government will serve as a model for others.• a svelte young woman    Origin svelte (1800-1900) French Italian svelto “stretched”, from svellere “to pull out”
    svelte adjectiveChinese
    and thin Corpus graceful


    svelte
    svelte /svelt/ adjective literary
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: Italian svelto 'stretched', from svellere 'to pull out'
    thin and graceful
       SYN  lithe:
        She was slim, svelte, and sophisticated.


    svelteBrE /svelt/ 🔊NAmE /svelt/ 🔊BrE /sfelt/ 🔊NAmE /sfelt/ 🔊 adjective (approving) (of a person, especially a woman 人，尤指女子) thin and attractive 苗条的；身材修长的