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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_335_fthin1 /θɪn/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative thinner, superlative thinnest) 1 not thick 薄；细THIN OBJECT OR MATERIAL if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces 薄的；细的 OPP thick a thin gold chain 一条细细的金链 She’s only wearing a thin summer jacket (=a jacket made of light material). 她只穿了一件薄薄的夏装外套。 two thin slices of bread 薄薄的两片面包 The road was covered with a thin layer of ice. 路面上覆盖着一层薄薄的冰。 The skin on the eyelids is the thinnest on the body. 眼睑上的皮肤是人体最薄的皮肤。paper/wafer thin (=very thin) 薄如纸的，非常薄的 Keep your voice down – the walls are paper thin. 小点声，墙很薄。2 not fat 不胖的THIN PERSON having little fat on your body 〔身体〕瘦的 OPP fat He was tall and thin, with short brown hair. 他又高又瘦，一头棕色的短发。thin arms/legs/lips etc He has long thin hands. 他有一双瘦长的手。 Most high school girls say they want to be thinner. 大多数中学女生都说希望自己再瘦些。nas thin as a rake/rail/whippet (=very thin)3 hair 毛发FEW/NOT MANY if someone has thin hair, they do not have a lot of hair 〔毛发〕稀疏的 a thin straggly beard 稀疏杂乱的胡子 His hair is quite thin on top. 他头顶上的头发稀稀拉拉的。4 liquid 液体LIQUID a liquid that is thin flows very easily because it has a lot of water in it 稀的，淡的 OPP thick thin paint 稀油漆5 smoke/mist 烟/雾霭SEE smoke or mist that is thin is easy to see through 稀薄的，淡薄的 OPP thick The fog is quite thin in places. 有些地方雾很薄。6 air 空气DN air that is thin is more difficult to breathe than usual because it has less oxygen in it 〔空气〕稀薄的 the thinner air high in the mountains 高山上较为稀薄的空气7 excuse/argument/evidence etc 借口/论据/证据等BELIEVE a thin excuse, argument, or evidence is not good or detailed enough to be useful or effective 贫乏的，空泛的，不能令人信服的 Evidence that capital punishment deters crime is pretty thin. 极刑能制止犯罪的说法缺少有力的证据。8 a thin margin/majority etc a very small number or amount of something 极小的差额/多数等 Engle beat Blanchard by a razor-thin margin (=a very small number of votes) in the race for governor. 恩格尔在州长竞选中以极其微弱的多数票优势击败了布兰查德。9 smile 笑 a thin smile does not seem very happy or sincere 冷淡的；不真心实意的 Charlie gave her a thin smile. 查利对她淡淡一笑。10 voice/sound 话音/声音HIGH SOUND OR VOICE a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to 尖声细气的；刺耳难听的 His thin voice trailed off. 他尖细的声音越来越小，最后听不到了。11 the thin end of the wedge British English spokenHARM/BE BAD FOR an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development 糟糕事情的开始 Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge. 工人们认为裁员只是厄运的开始。12 be thin on the ground RAREif a particular type of person or thing is thin on the ground, there are very few available 不是随处可见，十分少有13. be having a thin time (of it) British English spokenPOOR to be in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money 过得不顺，遇到麻烦〔尤指钱不够用〕14 be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice PROBLEMto be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble 处境不妙，很可能招惹麻烦15 disappear/vanish into thin air DISAPPEARto disappear completely in a mysterious way 神秘地消失不见16 out of thin air out of nowhere, as if by magic 凭空，无中生有 → wear1(6) —thinness noun [uncountable] THESAURUSperson 人thin having little fat on your body 瘦的a tall, thin man 一名高高瘦瘦的男子slim thin in an attractive way 苗条的her slim figure 她苗条的身材a slim woman in her fifties 一位五十多岁苗条的女性Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim. 杂志上总是有很多如何保持苗条身材的建议。slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women 苗条的〔尤指身体部位，尤用于女性〕her long, slender legs 她修长的双腿She is slender, with very fair hair. 她身材苗条，一头金发。lean thin and looking healthy and fit 瘦而健康的his lean body 他精瘦的身体He was lean and looked like a runner. 他精瘦精瘦的，看上去像个赛跑选手。skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive 皮包骨的a skinny teenager 一个瘦骨嶙峋的少年Your arms are so skinny! 你的胳膊瘦得都皮包骨了！slight written thin and delicate 纤弱的a small, slight girl with big eyes 一个有着大眼睛和纤巧身材的矮个子女孩scrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking 瘦弱的a scrawny kid in blue jeans 一个穿蓝色牛仔裤的瘦弱小孩underweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin 体重不足的，偏瘦的He had no appetite and remained underweight. 他没有胃口，身体依然偏瘦。gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry 〔尤因生病或持续担心〕消瘦憔悴的He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days. 他看上去消瘦憔悴，几天没刮胡子了。emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat 〔因生病或食不果腹〕极为瘦弱的The tents were filled with emaciated refugees. 帐篷里挤满了瘦弱不堪的难民。skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones 瘦骨嶙峋的The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners. 士兵们看到集中营囚犯那瘦骨嶙峋的身形都感到震惊。anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating 〔因患厌食症〕极度消瘦的Her daughter is anorexic. 她女儿瘦极了。anorexic teenagers 极瘦的少年object/material 物品/材料thin not wide 薄的a thin slice of cake 薄薄一片蛋糕a thin layer of ice 一层薄冰The gold was very thin. 金层很薄。slim thin, especially in a way that looks attractive 纤细的,纤薄的a slim volume of poetry 薄薄一本诗集a slim mobile phone 机身纤薄的手机a slim wooden box 狭长的木盒slender written tall or long and thin, in a way that looks attractive, but is often not very strong 细长的〔常不太牢固〕the slender columns that supported the roof 支撑屋顶的细长柱子 The spider was hanging by a slender thread. 蜘蛛悬在一根细长的线上。paper-thin/wafer-thin extremely thin, like paper 薄如纸片的/极薄的The walls of the apartment were paper-thin. 公寓墙体薄如纸片。wafer-thin slices of pastry 极薄的一块油酥点心nThe petals are paper-thin.Examples from the Corpus
thin• I wish my legs were thinner.• In fact, one of the features that sets the goat-antelopes apart from their relatives is the relatively thin and fragile skull.• She looked pale, thin, and unhealthy.• He's tall and thin and wears glasses.• Her thick brown cotton stockings were bunched around her thin ankles, her legs were blue.• a wire as thin as a human hair• I'm afraid the evidence is really too thin as it stands. We need to investigate further.• For these crepes you will need a fairly thin batter, so do not add too much flour.• It was a chilly night, and he had only a thin blanket for warmth.• a thin blue line• Martin wore a thin cotton shirt under his sweater.• How do you get your sugar cookies so thin, Dagmar?• That's a pretty thin excuse - he could have gotten there if he'd really wanted to.• "What do you want?" gasped Helen in a thin, frightened voice.• I was disappointed with your history essay, it seemed a little thin in terms of content.• If this showed their somewhat thin knowledge of my country, the compliment was returned.• The lake was covered with a thin layer of ice.• In her pocket was a thin leather wallet containing six ten dollar bills.• It is a cage, suspended from the ceiling by the thinnest of threads.• His hair's getting thin on top.• Both of them noticed with shock how alarmingly thin she was, frail to the point of vanishing.• a thin slice of bread• My curtains are too thin to keep the sun out.• At sixteen, I was still very thin, unattractive, and underdeveloped.• The air is so thin up here I can hardly breathe.• The layers of paint are built up by the application of a thin wash, staining the primed canvas.• Larry was tall and thin with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes.paper/wafer thin• She and Justine developed a long distance friendship, cemented by immensely long letters on wafer thin paper.• If only I had a duck's back instead of wafer thin skin.• A wafer thin translucent something undulated through the air towards her, chuckling gently to itself in a liquid voice.• It was fashioned from dark green plastic, wafer thin, yet of considerable weight.thin arms/legs/lips etc• She hurried them away from their anchorage and stripped them down her thin legs.• He kept his on, suspicious as he was; the shirt masked his thin arms and caved chest.• His dark skin glistens, his slanted eyes above his high cheekbones are cruel, his thin lips are determined.• Paler, shiny colours help thin lips look more full.• The men lay crumpled and motionless, open-mouthed, their thin legs tangled together.thin2 ●●○ verb (thinned, thinning) 1 CROWD[intransitive, transitive] (also thin out) to become fewer in number, especially when there were many before, or to remove people, plants, or things so that fewer remain （使）〔拥挤的人群、植物、物品等〕变稀少；散去2 [intransitive, transitive] to make something thinner or to become thinner （使）变薄；（使）变稀 OPP thicken3 LIQUID[transitive] (also thin down) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid 〔掺水等〕使稀薄，使变淡4 [intransitive] if someone’s hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to 〔头发〕变稀疏，变稀少5 thin the ranks LESSif something thins the ranks of a group of people, there are fewer of them as a result of it 减少人员→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
thin• Zhao's hair has thinned and turned gray.• Fermanagh the Carboniferous sediments thin northwards against the land mass from which they were derived.• The small group of protesters thinned out by midnight.• With luck, the press might have thinned out.• Add a little oil to thin the mixture.• They went through the fields to thin the sugar beets.• Generally there are too many bodies on stage and it may be your job to thin them out.thin3 adverb THIN PERSONthinly. Many teachers think this is not correct English 薄薄地；细细地〔许多教师认为这种用法不正确〕 Don’t cut the bread so thin. 别把面包切得这么薄。Examples from the Corpus
thin• Core and slice apples very, very thin.From Longman Business Dictionarythinthin /θɪn/ adjective journalism if trading on a financial market is thin, there is not much activityTrade was thin in the currency markets yesterday, heading into a Japanese long weekend. —thinly adverbThe shares were thinly traded.Origin thin1 Old English thynnethin1 adjective →10-16
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thin1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ 
adjective (comparative thinner, superlative thinnest)
OPP thick:
a thin gold chain
She’s only wearing a thin summer jacket (=a jacket made of light material).
two thin slices of bread
The road was covered with a thin layer of ice.
The skin on the eyelids is the thinnest on the body.
paper/wafer thin (=very thin)
Keep your voice down – the walls are paper thin.
2. NOT FAT having little fat on your body
OPP fat:
He was tall and thin, with short brown hair.
thin arms/legs/lips etc
He has long thin hands.
Most high school girls say they want to be thinner.
3. HAIR if someone has thin hair, they do not have a lot of hair:
a thin straggly beard
His hair is quite thin on top.
4. LIQUID a liquid that is thin flows very easily because it has a lot of water in it
OPP thick:
thin paint
5. SMOKE/MIST smoke or mist that is thin is easy to see through
OPP thick:
The fog is quite thin in places.
6. AIR air that is thin is more difficult to breathe than usual because it has less oxygen in it:
the thinner air high in the mountains
7. EXCUSE/ARGUMENT/EVIDENCE ETC a thin excuse, argument, or evidence is not good or detailed enough to be useful or effective:
Evidence that capital punishment deters crime is pretty thin.
8. a thin margin/majority etc a very small number or amount of something:
Engle beat Blanchard by a razor-thin margin (=a very small number of votes) in the race for governor.
9. SMILE a thin smile does not seem very happy or sincere:
Charlie gave her a thin smile.
10. VOICE/SOUND a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to:
His thin voice trailed off.
11. the thin end of the wedge British English spoken an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development:
Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge.
12. be thin on the ground if a particular type of person or thing is thin on the ground, there are very few available:
Taxis seem to be thin on the ground.
13. be having a thin time (of it) British English spoken to be in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money
14. be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble:
I was on thin ice, and I knew it.
15. disappear/vanish into thin air to disappear completely in a mysterious way:
Victor and his kidnappers had vanished into thin air.
16. out of thin air out of nowhere, as if by magic:
It seems like researchers have just pulled the numbers out of thin air.
⇨ WEAR THIN
—thinness noun [uncountable]
■ person
▪thin having little fat on your body: a tall, thin man
▪slim thin in an attractive way: her slim figure | a slim woman in her fifties | Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim.
▪slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women: her long, slender legs | She is slender, with very fair hair.
▪lean thin and looking healthy and fit: his lean body | He was lean and looked like a runner.
▪skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive: a skinny teenager | Your arms are so skinny!
▪slight written thin and delicate: a small, slight girl with big eyes
▪scrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking: a scrawny kid in blue jeans
▪underweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin: He had no appetite and remained underweight.
▪gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry: He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.
▪emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat: The tents were filled with emaciated refugees.
▪skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones: The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners.
▪anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating: Her daughter is anorexic. | anorexic teenagers
■ object/material
▪thin not wide: a thin slice of cake | a thin layer of ice | The gold was very thin.
▪slim thin, especially in a way that looks attractive: a slim volume of poetry | a slim mobile phone | a slim wooden box
▪slender written tall or long and thin, in a way that looks attractive, but is often not very strong: the slender columns that supported the roof | The spider was hanging by a slender thread.
▪paper-thin/wafer-thin extremely thin, like paper: The walls of the apartment were paper-thin. | wafer-thin slices of pastry | The petals are paper-thin.
thin2 adverb
thinly. Many teachers think this is not correct English:
Don’t cut the bread so thin.
thin3 verb (past tense and past participle thinned, present participle thinning)1. [intransitive and transitive] (also thin out) to become fewer in number, especially when there were many before, or to remove people, plants, or things so that fewer remain:
The crowd had thinned out and only a few people were left.
The trees thinned as we got closer to the top of the mountain.
Traffic was finally thinning.
Thin the carrots to two inches apart.
Her hair had been thinned and cut shorter.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to make something thinner or to become thinner
OPP thicken:
The clouds had begun to thin.
A narrow smile thinned his lips.
3. [transitive] (also thin down) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid:
Thin the sauce by adding milk.
thin something with something
The pastels can be thinned with water.
4. [intransitive] if someone’s hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to:
a tall man with thinning hair
5. thin the ranks if something thins the ranks of a group of people, there are fewer of them as a result of it:
Illness had thinned our ranks.
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adjective (comparative thinner, superlative thinnest) Language: Old English
Origin: thynne
1. NOT THICK if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces Origin: thynne
OPP thick:
paper/wafer thin (=very thin)
2. NOT FAT having little fat on your body
OPP fat:
thin arms/legs/lips etc
3. HAIR if someone has thin hair, they do not have a lot of hair:
4. LIQUID a liquid that is thin flows very easily because it has a lot of water in it
OPP thick:
5. SMOKE/MIST smoke or mist that is thin is easy to see through
OPP thick:
6. AIR air that is thin is more difficult to breathe than usual because it has less oxygen in it:
7. EXCUSE/ARGUMENT/EVIDENCE ETC a thin excuse, argument, or evidence is not good or detailed enough to be useful or effective:
8. a thin margin/majority etc a very small number or amount of something:
9. SMILE a thin smile does not seem very happy or sincere:
10. VOICE/SOUND a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to:
11. the thin end of the wedge British English spoken an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development:
12. be thin on the ground if a particular type of person or thing is thin on the ground, there are very few available:
13. be having a thin time (of it) British English spoken to be in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money
14. be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble:
15. disappear/vanish into thin air to disappear completely in a mysterious way:
16. out of thin air out of nowhere, as if by magic:
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—thinness noun [uncountable]
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adverbthinly. Many teachers think this is not correct English:
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verb (past tense and past participle thinned, present participle thinning)1. [intransitive and transitive] (also thin out) to become fewer in number, especially when there were many before, or to remove people, plants, or things so that fewer remain: 2. [intransitive and transitive] to make something thinner or to become thinner
OPP thicken:
3. [transitive] (also thin down) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid:
thin something with something
4. [intransitive] if someone’s hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to:
5. thin the ranks if something thins the ranks of a group of people, there are fewer of them as a result of it:
A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes （明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/ ( shiftyeyes 小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 a straight/a hooked/a Roman/ ( an aquilinenose 挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ ( especially
mustache 长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/ ( ginger/greyBrE hair 金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 a receding hairline 后移的发际线 a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块 a side/centre/ ( center( BrE parting/ ( NAmE part 偏分；中分
Body 身体
a long/short/thick/slender/ ( scrawnyneck 长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的／28 英寸的腰 big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 long/muscular/hairy/shapely/ ( skinny/spindlyboth
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legs 长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 muscular/chubby/ ( flabbythighs 肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stockybuild 有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes （明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/ ( shiftyeyes 小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 a straight/a hooked/a Roman/ ( an aquilinenose 挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ ( especially
mustache 长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/ ( ginger/greyBrE hair 金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 a receding hairline 后移的发际线 a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块 a side/centre/ ( center( BrE parting/ ( NAmE part 偏分；中分
Body 身体
a long/short/thick/slender/ ( scrawnyneck 长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的／28 英寸的腰 big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 long/muscular/hairy/shapely/ ( skinny/spindlyboth
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legs 长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 muscular/chubby/ ( flabbythighs 肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stockybuild 有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
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Slim means pleasantly thin. It is often used to describe women who have controlled their weight by diet or exercise.* slim 指苗条、修长，常用以形容以节食或锻炼来控制体重的女子 ：◆ She has a beautifully slim figure. 她的身材十分苗条。 A slender girl or woman is thin and graceful.* slender 指女性身材苗条、纤细、修长。 A lean man is thin and fit.* lean 指男子瘦而健康。 Willowy describes a woman who is attractively tall and thin.* willowy 指女子身材高挑，婀娜多姿。
Skinny means very thin, often in a way that is not attractive.* skinny 指瘦得皮包骨、干瘦 ：◆ a skinny little kid 瘦骨嶙峋的小孩 Bony describes parts of the body when they are so thin that the bones can be seen.* bony 指人体某部位瘦得骨头突出 ：◆ the old man's bony hands 这老人骨瘦如柴的双手 Scrawny suggests that a person is thin, weak and not attractive.* scrawny 指人干瘪、骨瘦如柴 ：◆ a scrawny old woman 骨瘦如柴的老妇 Gaunt describes a person who is a little too thin and looks sad or ill.* gaunt 指人消瘦、憔悴。 Underweight is used in medical contexts to describe people who are too thin because they are ill or have not had enough food.* underweight 在医学上指人因疾病或进食不足而没达到标准体重 ：◆ Women who smoke risk giving birth to underweight babies. 抽烟的妇女生出的婴儿可能会体重不足。 Emaciated describes a serious condition resulting from illness or lack of food.* emaciated 指因疾病或饥饿而枯瘦、消瘦。 Anorexic is a medical term, but is now also used informally to describe a girl or woman who is so thin that you are worried about them.* anorexic（患厌食症的）为医学术语，不过现在作为非正式用语亦指女孩或女人瘦得可怜。
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Slim means pleasantly thin. It is often used to describe women who have controlled their weight by diet or exercise.* slim 指苗条、修长，常用以形容以节食或锻炼来控制体重的女子 ：◆ She has a beautifully slim figure. 她的身材十分苗条。 A slender girl or woman is thin and graceful.* slender 指女性身材苗条、纤细、修长。 A lean man is thin and fit.* lean 指男子瘦而健康。 Willowy describes a woman who is attractively tall and thin.* willowy 指女子身材高挑，婀娜多姿。
Skinny means very thin, often in a way that is not attractive.* skinny 指瘦得皮包骨、干瘦 ：◆ a skinny little kid 瘦骨嶙峋的小孩 Bony describes parts of the body when they are so thin that the bones can be seen.* bony 指人体某部位瘦得骨头突出 ：◆ the old man's bony hands 这老人骨瘦如柴的双手 Scrawny suggests that a person is thin, weak and not attractive.* scrawny 指人干瘪、骨瘦如柴 ：◆ a scrawny old woman 骨瘦如柴的老妇 Gaunt describes a person who is a little too thin and looks sad or ill.* gaunt 指人消瘦、憔悴。 Underweight is used in medical contexts to describe people who are too thin because they are ill or have not had enough food.* underweight 在医学上指人因疾病或进食不足而没达到标准体重 ：◆ Women who smoke risk giving birth to underweight babies. 抽烟的妇女生出的婴儿可能会体重不足。 Emaciated describes a serious condition resulting from illness or lack of food.* emaciated 指因疾病或饥饿而枯瘦、消瘦。 Anorexic is a medical term, but is now also used informally to describe a girl or woman who is so thin that you are worried about them.* anorexic（患厌食症的）为医学术语，不过现在作为非正式用语亦指女孩或女人瘦得可怜。