Word · Frequency #15556
gaunt
瘦削的；憔悴的
very thin, especially because of illness, hunger, or cold
- 1.
Angular, bony, and lean.
棱角分明、骨瘦如柴的。
- 2.
Unhealthily thin, as from hunger or illness: drawn, emaciated, haggard.
因饥饿或疾病而消瘦的；憔悴的,枯槁的。
- 3.
Of a place or thing: bleak, desolate.
指地方或事物:荒凉的,凄凉的。
棱角分明、骨瘦如柴的。；因饥饿或疾病而消瘦的；憔悴的,枯槁的。；指地方或事物:荒凉的,凄凉的。；瘦削的；憔悴的
In use
After weeks without food, the rescued dog looked gaunt and weak.
The old man's gaunt face showed how much he had suffered during the long winter.
She grew gaunt from worry and barely ate anything.
be + gaunt
gaunt 常用来描述因疾病、饥饿或寒冷而变得瘦削，带有憔悴的意味。
After the long illness, he was gaunt and weak.
久病之后，他瘦削而虚弱。
gaunt + noun
gaunt 作定语时直接放在名词前。
The gaunt prisoner stared at me.
那个瘦削的囚犯盯着我。
look + gaunt
look 在此是系动词，后接形容词 gaunt，表示“看起来憔悴”。
She looks gaunt in the photo.
Connections
Collocations
- gaunt face
- 瘦削的脸
- His gaunt face told us he had not eaten properly for weeks.他瘦削的脸告诉我们，他已经好几周没有好好吃东西了。
- gaunt figure
- 消瘦的身影
- A gaunt figure stood at the door, wrapped in a thin coat.一个消瘦的身影站在门口，裹着一件薄外套。
- gaunt cheeks
- 凹陷的双颊
- Her gaunt cheeks made her look older than she was.她凹陷的双颊让她看起来比实际年龄老。
- gaunt frame
- 瘦骨嶙峋的身躯
- The illness had reduced him to a gaunt frame.疾病使他变得瘦骨嶙峋。
- look gaunt
- 看起来消瘦憔悴
- After the long winter, the survivors looked gaunt and weak.漫长的冬天过后，幸存者们看起来消瘦憔悴、虚弱无力。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把gaunt拆成g+aunt联想：姑姑（aunt）瘦削憔悴。注意发音是/gɔːnt/，别按aunt读。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、新闻报道 通常用于文学作品或较正式的描述，多指人因疾病、饥饿或寒冷而显得非常瘦削、憔悴，比thin语气更强。
Pronunciation & Spelling
haunt、jaunt、daunt、taunt、flaunt 都与 gaunt 押韵：结尾的元音加 /nt/ 读音相同，拼写也都以 -aunt 结尾。注意 aunt 这个词虽然拼作 aunt，但英式读 /ɑːnt/、美式读 /ænt/，与 gaunt 并不押韵，不要类推。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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