Word · Frequency #20501
balding
变秃的
becoming bald
- 1.
Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness.
变秃的,尤指男性型脱发
- 2.
getting bald
逐渐变秃
变秃的,尤指男性型脱发；逐渐变秃
In use
He is a balding man in his fifties who always wears a cap outdoors.
The balding teacher took off his glasses and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
My brother is already balding at thirty, and he is thinking about getting a hair transplant.
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。
be + balding
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。
Common mistakes
His hair is balding.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.
He is bald.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。
Connections
Collocations
- a balding man
- 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。
- balding head
- 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。
- slightly balding
- 略微谢顶的
- Her husband is slightly balding.她丈夫的头发略微有些谢顶。
- nearly balding
- 几乎谢顶的
- At forty, he was nearly balding.他四十岁时几乎谢顶了。
- balding at the temples
- 鬓角渐渐稀疏
- He is balding at the temples.他的鬓角头发在渐渐稀疏。
- balding scalp
Learner notes
Memory Tip
balding = bald（秃）＋ing，想象头顶正在变秃，像一颗球（bal-）越来越光。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.