thin
thin
英[θɪn]美[θɪn]
adj.薄的，瘦的，稀少的，细的；
vt.使瘦，使淡，使稀疏；
vi.变薄，变瘦，变淡；
adv.稀疏地，微弱地；
第三人称单数：thins;
过去式：thinned;
过去分词：thinned;
现在分词：thinning;
比较级：thinner;
*高级：thinnest;
名词：thinness;
例句
You don't seem to realize what thin ice you are on.你似乎没有意识到你现在的处境有多危险。
She opened her mouth to receive the papery-thin wafer.她张开嘴领受薄薄的圣饼。
The government says it only wants to privatize one or two railway lines, but I think it’s the thin end of the wedge.They’ll all be privatised soon.*府声称只打算把一两条铁路线私有化,可是我觉得这只是个开头,很快所有的铁路都会私有化。
They were skating on very thin ice, publishing the election result before it had been confirmed.他们抢在选举结果确认之前将其发布，真是冒险之举。
She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.她看上去又老又瘦, 脸颊凹陷, 眼圈发黑。
shivering in her thin cotton nightdress她穿着薄薄的棉质睡袍，浑身发抖
Their cloak of neutrality in the Iran-Iraq war was beginning to wear a bit thin.他们在两伊战争中表面上所采取的中立态度开始有点露馅了。
a thin mist rising from the river河面上升起的薄雾
We'll stand by you through thick and thin.不管多么艰难困苦, 我们都要支持你们。
The resources are spread out too thin.资源分布得极为贫乏。
英语六级真题
A mother who is always complaining about being overweight or old sends the message that women are supposed to be thin and young.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Why can't the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way?
出自-2013年12月听力原文But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle.
出自-2013年6月听力原文Now, they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes, while the original tall and thin Barbies would continue to be sold.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section BThe thin, extremely sharp needles didn't hurt at all going in.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section CThey are thin, tall, long-legged and virtually unlike any real human being.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section BThey cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section AThey say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original tall, thin Barbies.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section BThus, body weight is not always the best indicator of health and a thin person still needs to eat well and exercise regularly.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
窄的;细的
Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long.
例句
A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.詹姆斯面部瘦削，轮廓分明，容易过敏。ADJ-GRADED
(人、动物)瘦的
A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body .
例句
He was a tall, thin man with grey hair...他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。He is small and very thin and has pale-white skin.他个头瘦小，肤色苍白。ADJ-GRADED
(纸、布等)薄的
Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces.
例句
...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper...一本用纸轻薄、字体精细的蓝皮小书A thin layer of topsoil was swept away.薄薄的一层表土被冲走了。ADJ-GRADED
(液体)稀的，淡的
Liquids that are thin are weak and watery.
例句
The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich...汤又稀又清，味道却出奇地浓。They are stirring huge pots of rice and thin vegetable soup over a fire made of charcoal.他们搅动着架在木炭火堆上的大罐米饭和蔬菜清汤。ADJ-GRADED
(人群、观众)稀少的，稀疏的
A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it.
例句
The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.比赛前半段观众还稀稀拉拉的，这时明显增多了。ADJ-GRADED
(微笑)冷淡的，牵强的，不幽默的
A thin smile is one that is not friendly or humorous.
例句
All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.她极力挤出了一丝勉强的苦笑。ADJ-GRADED
(衣物)薄的，单薄的
Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear.
例句
Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.她的礼服很薄，浑身在发抖，一半是冻的。ADJ-GRADED
(论点、解释)浅薄的，不足信的，说服力差的
If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe.
例句
However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous...然而，这个证据难以令人信服，而且有点模棱两可。Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform.就算乐观主义者的理论是对的，还是不足以阻止改革的进行。ADJ-GRADED
(声音)尖声尖气的，尖细的
A voice or sound that is thin is high-pitched and not very loud.
例句
Her thin voice rose high in complaint.她抱怨时抬高了尖细的嗓音。ADJ-GRADED
(头发)稀疏的
If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair.
例句
She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳，挽成了个圆髻。V-ERG
(使)变稀疏
When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it.
例句
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time...当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。By midnight the crowd had thinned.半夜时分，人群渐渐散去了。VERB
使（调味汁或液体）变稀薄;使变淡
To thin a sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it.
例句
It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly...可能有必要将酱汁稍稍稀释一下。Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.阿司匹林可以稀释血液，使其在变窄的血管里更顺畅地流动。VERB
(男子的头发)变稀疏，脱落
If a man's hair is thinning, it has begun to fall out.
例句
His hair is thinning and his skin has lost all hint of youth.他的头发开始脱落，皮肤也老化了。PHRASE
(耐心等)消磨掉，耗尽
If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
例句
Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。英汉词典释义
adj.
薄的; 细的
She should wear a thinner shirt in summer.夏天她应该穿薄一点的衬衫。稀的, 稀疏的, 稀少的
I have thin hair.我头发很稀。瘦的
There were two girls there, a fat one and a thin one.那儿有两个姑娘, 一个胖的, 一个瘦的。弱的, 缺乏力量的, 浅薄的, 微弱的, 尖细的, 有气无力的
His excuse for being late was very thin.他迟到的借口是无法使人相信的。稀薄的；淡的
能见度较高的；稀薄的
稀薄的；含氧少的
不真心实意的；冷淡的
微弱的；暗淡的
质量差的；空乏的；拙劣的
vt. & vi.
(使)变稀薄, 使变淡, (使)变稀少, (使)变稀疏, (使)变细
His hair is thinning.他的头发逐渐稀少了。He thinned the wine by adding water.他往酒里加水把它稀释。adv.
薄薄地
英英词典释义
Verb
1. lose thickness; become thin or thinner
2. make thin or thinner;
"Thin the solution"3. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
"cut bourbon"4. take off weight
Adjective
1. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
"thin wire""a thin chiffon blouse""a thin book""a thin layer of paint"2. lacking excess flesh;
"you can't be too rich or too thin""Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare3. very narrow;
"a thin line across the page"4. having little substance or significance;
"a flimsy excuse""slight evidence""a tenuous argument""a thin plot"5. not dense;
"a thin beard""trees were sparse"6. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
"air is thin at high altitudes""a thin soup""skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk""thin oil"7. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
"a thin feeble cry"8. lacking spirit or sincere effort;
"a thin smile"Adverb
1. without viscosity;
"the blood was flowing thin"行业词典
土木工程： 薄壁结构；thin-wall structure；
