摘要:The paper is too thin to write on both sides.(纸太薄,无法双面书写。)
1. 形容词:薄的 / 瘦的 / 稀少的
物理厚度
She wore a thin sweater in the summer.(夏天她穿了一件薄毛衣。)
The paper is too thin to write on both sides.(纸太薄,无法双面书写。)
体型
He became very thin after the illness.(他病后瘦了很多。)
"You look too thin!"(你看起来太瘦了!)
密度低
The air is thin at high altitudes.(高海拔地区空气稀薄。)
The soup is too thin; add more flour.(汤太稀了,加点面粉。)
2. 动词:使变薄 / 削弱
The company had to thin its workforce due to financial issues.(公司因财务问题不得不裁员。)
She thinned the paint with water.(她用水稀释了颜料。)
3. 副词:轻微地 / 稀疏地
The trees are planted too thin.(树栽得太稀疏了。)
He spread the jam thin on the toast.(他把果酱薄薄地涂在吐司上。)
4. 常见搭配
Thin out(减少密度): The crowd thinned out after the concert.(演唱会结束后人群逐渐散去。)
Thin line(细微差别): There's a thin line between love and hate.(爱与恨仅一线之隔。)
Thin ice(危险处境): You're skating on thin ice with your boss.(你这是在老板面前走钢丝。)
5. 近义词对比
Thin vs. Slim:
Thin 可指“过瘦”(中性或负面),slim 更偏向“苗条”(褒义)。
She’s thin but healthy.(她瘦但健康。)
She has a slim figure.(她身材苗条。)
Thin vs. Sparse:
Thin 强调“密度低”,Sparse 指“分布不均”。
Thin hair(头发稀疏)
Sparse vegetation(植被稀疏)
试试用 "thin" 造个句子吧!比如:
"The fog was so thin that I could barely see the road."(雾很淡,我几乎看不清路。)
来源:昊天教育