My patience is wearing thin.

——Kung Fu Panda

我的耐心有限。

——《功夫熊貓》

一、下面我們來看看thin有幾種含義

adj.

1.薄的;細的;瘦的,瘦削的?having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal

To plate metal is to cover it with a thin layer of gold, or silver.

鍍金屬就是以薄薄的一層金、銀等覆蓋在金屬上。

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2.稀薄的;淡薄的,淡的;微弱的,弱的?containing more liquid than is normal or expected

Liquid water cannot exist on the surface because the thin atmosphere will cause melting ice to evaporate directly into water vapour.

液體的水不可能存在于表面上,因為稀薄的空氣將融化著的冰直接蒸發(fā)成為水蒸氣。

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3.稀少的,稀疏的;缺乏的?not growing closely together or in large amounts

Tall, thin and with little hair, he said.

“瘦瘦的,高高的,頭發(fā)稀少,”他說。

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4.空洞的,空乏的;淺薄的;不能令人信服的;顯而易見的?flimsy, unconvincing

The critics found her latest novel rather thin .

評論家認為她最近的小說相當空洞。

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5.【攝】(照片或底片)密度小的,反差弱的?lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast

a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density.

在空氣中稱重量以決定密度的小玻璃球。

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adv.

8.??;細;??;疏;淡;微?in a way that produces a thin piece or layer of sth

Freezing temperatures, thin air and erratic currents dancing up and down the Himalayan valleys have claimed the lives of numerous balloonists.

由于氣溫極低、空氣稀薄,加上不、穩(wěn)定的氣流在喜馬拉雅山谷上下飄動,已經(jīng)有無數(shù)氣球飛行者被奪去了生命。

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n.

細小(或稀?。┑臇|西;細?。ɑ蛳”。┎糠?thinness

v.

使??;使細;使瘦;使稀??;使淡;使稀疏 [I,T]?to make a liquid less thick or strong by adding water or another substance?

Apply flux to tube and socket sparingly and with a fairly thin consistency. Avoid flux on areas not cleaned, particularly inside of tube.

節(jié)儉地在管道和閥門插口上涂敷焊劑,使其十分均勻和細薄。要避免焊劑涂在為清理的表面上,特別是管道內(nèi)側。

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二、詞義辨析:還有哪些單詞能表示形容詞“瘦的”意思

lean, slender, slim, slight, thin

這些形容詞均有“瘦的”之意。

lean側重缺少脂肪。既可能是因病而瘦,也可能因饑餓而消瘦。也指身體消瘦,但肌肉結實,身體健康。

slender指身體細長、體態(tài)優(yōu)美、苗條適中,多用于指女性。

slim指身體的細長,體重輕不著重外形的優(yōu)美,可用于不同的性別,常用于減輕體重的人。

slight指身材又瘦又小。

thin普通用詞,指腰細、骨架窄,常因疾病或疲勞而消瘦。

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三、你知道thin和哪些詞更搭嗎?

out of thin air

突然出現(xiàn),從天而降;無中生有

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thin out

變薄,變瘦,變細,變稀

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wear thin

磨薄,磨細;減少,打折扣,逐漸消失,變得興味索然

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四、接下來,做個填詞游戲吧

Their arguments all sound a little ____ to me.
他們的論據(jù)我聽起來都覺得有點兒缺乏說服力。?