thin

[US]/θɪn/
[UK]/θɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 薄的;瘦的;稀薄的
vt. 使淡;使瘦;使稀疏
vi. 变淡;变薄;变瘦
adv. 稀疏地;微弱地
n. 细小部分
Word Forms
比较级thinner
过去式thinned
最高级thinnest
过去分词thinned
现在分词thinning
第三人称单数thins
复数thins

Phrases & Collocations

paper-thin

纸薄

thin air

空气稀薄

thin ice

冰薄

thin slice

薄片

thin film

薄膜

thin layer

薄层;薄膜层

thin wall

薄壁

thin slab

薄板;薄板坯

thin plate

薄板;极薄的金属板混响;薄钢板

thin layer chromatography

薄层色谱;薄层色谱法;薄层层析法

thin section

[生]薄片;薄剖面;薄切片

thick and thin

在任何情况下;厚薄

thin sheet

薄片,薄钢板;钢皮

thin seam

薄煤层

thin oil

稀油;轻油

thin paper

薄纸

thin client

瘦客户机;瘦客户端;精简型电脑

thin line

细线

thin coat

薄膜

Example Sentences

a thin menu; thin trading.

没什么可吃的菜单;很少的交易

a thin lubricant film.

薄润滑膜。

thin strata of air.

薄薄的空气层。

a depressingly thin crowd.

令人沮丧的稀稀拉拉的一堆人。

cut it as thin as possible.

尽量切细。

a thin slice of bread

一片薄面包

a thin piece of string

一根细绳

the thin vegetation of the plateau.

高原上稀少的草木

a thin, brackish gruel.

稀而难以下咽的粥

cut the beef into thin slices.

将牛肉切成薄片。

she was a thin, sickly child.

她是一个体弱多病的孩子。

a tall, thin man with a stoop.

一个又高又瘦的驼背男子。

Real-world Examples

Early on, these lesions are usually pretty thin, so it's called thin leukoplakia.

在早期,这些病变往往较轻,因此可以将其称作薄白斑病。

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

As she climbs still higher, the branches get thinner and thinner.

她越爬越高,树枝越来越细。

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They discovered a thinner than expected crust.

他们发现了比预期更薄的地壳。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

Yeah, you think it keeps you thin.

是啊 你觉得吃这个你就能保持身材。

Source: Billions Season 1

Just because of these five little super thin?

就因为这五个超薄的组件?

Source: Vox opinion

They will stick together through thick and thin.

不管有什么艰难险阻他们都会团结在一起。

Source: Pronunciation: Basic Course in American English Pronunciation

It's nice! The chicken is cut really thin.

很好吃!鸡肉切得很薄。

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

I do not think that I have ever seen so thin a man.

我从来没有见到过这么瘦削的人。

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

The shrouded figure was as long as thin as it had been in life.

裹尸布中的躯体和生前一样地消瘦。

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Does the air seem a bit thin to you up here?

我觉得这里的空气好稀薄?

Source: Frozen Selection

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