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balding + noun
balding 强调正在变秃，不一定是全秃。
The balding man took off his cap.
那个头发渐秃的男人摘下了帽子。
变秃的
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变秃的
becoming bald
The balding man took off his cap.
那个头发渐秃的男人摘下了帽子。
变秃的,尤指男性型脱发
Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness.
逐渐变秃
getting bald
He is a balding man in his fifties who always wears a cap outdoors.
他是个五十多岁、头顶渐秃的男人，出门总是戴帽子。
The balding teacher took off his glasses and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
那位头发渐秃的老师摘下眼镜，擦去额头上的汗。
My brother is already balding at thirty, and he is thinking about getting a hair transplant.
我哥哥三十岁就已经开始秃头了，他正在考虑植发。
balding 强调正在变秃，不一定是全秃。
The balding man took off his cap.
那个头发渐秃的男人摘下了帽子。
be balding 描述现在的状态，相当于“开始变秃”。
He is balding at the crown.
他的头顶正在变秃。
Not this
His hair is balding.
Use this
He is balding.
balding 是形容词，描述“人正在变秃”，主语应是人；若主语是头发，应改用 His hair is thinning/falling out.
Not this
He is bald.
Use this
He is balding.
bald 表示“已经完全秃了”的静态结果，balding 表示“正在变秃”的进行状态；要表达“逐渐掉发、还没全秃”时应用 balding。
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一个头发渐秃的男人
A balding man took off his cap.
一个头发渐秃的男人摘下了帽子。
渐渐稀疏的脑袋
He touched his balding head and sighed.
他摸了摸自己渐渐稀疏的脑袋，叹了口气。
略微谢顶的
Her husband is slightly balding.
她丈夫的头发略微有些谢顶。
几乎谢顶的
At forty, he was nearly balding.
他四十岁时几乎谢顶了。
鬓角渐渐稀疏
He is balding at the temples.
他的鬓角头发在渐渐稀疏。
渐秃的头皮
The sun burned his balding scalp.
阳光晒伤了他渐秃的头皮。
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balding = bald（秃）＋ing，想象头顶正在变秃，像一颗球（bal-）越来越光。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、健康话题、正式描述 balding是比较中性的说法，通常用于描述某人正在脱发或头发变少，日常对话和较为正式的人物描述中都可以使用；在医学或健康讨论中也比较常见，一般不带有贬义或强烈感情色彩。
没有与 balding 完全押韵的常用词。folding、holding、scolding 拼写都以 -lding 结尾，但元音为 /oʊ/，彼此押韵，不押 balding。building、welding 也以 -lding 结尾，但元音不同。falling 有相同的 /ɔ/ 和 /lɪŋ/，但缺少 /d/，不完全押韵。
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