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leggy + noun
可用于人或植物：修饰人指腿长，修饰植物指茎细长。
The garden had a row of leggy sunflowers along the wall.
花园里沿墙长着一排茎细长的向日葵。
腿长的；茎细长的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
腿长的；茎细长的
having long legs; (of plants) having tall, spindly stems
The garden had a row of leggy sunflowers along the wall.
花园里沿墙长着一排茎细长的向日葵。
有许多腿的。
Having numerous legs.
比通常更高或更长。
Taller or longer than usual.
My sister is very leggy, so she often has trouble finding jeans that are long enough.
我妹妹腿很长，所以她经常很难找到足够长的牛仔裤。
The young foal was much leggier than its mother, a sign it would grow into a tall horse.
那匹小马驹比它妈妈腿长得多，这预示它会长成一匹高大的马。
Among the dancers, the leggiest one was chosen to perform the lead role.
在这些舞者中，腿最长的那位被选中表演主角。
可用于人或植物：修饰人指腿长，修饰植物指茎细长。
The garden had a row of leggy sunflowers along the wall.
花园里沿墙长着一排茎细长的向日葵。
作表语时描述人或动物的腿部特征。
Her new boyfriend is tall and leggy.
她的新男友个子高，腿也长。
植物语境中常表示因光照不足而徒长。
If you give the seedlings too little light, they quickly become leggy.
如果给幼苗的光照太少，它们很快就会长得茎细长。
比较级为 leggier，最高级为 leggiest。
My sister is leggier than me.
我妹妹的腿比我的更长。
Not this
She is a leggy.
Use this
She is leggy.
leggy 是形容词，不能加冠词 a 当作名词使用；表示“她是个长腿的人”应说 She is a leggy girl，或直接用 She is leggy。
Not this
She is more leggy than her sister.
Use this
She is leggier than her sister.
以 -y 结尾的形容词比较级通常变 y 为 i 再加 -er，因此应使用 leggier，而不是 more leggy。
Not this
She is long legs.
Use this
She is leggy.
这是受汉语“她腿很长”直译的影响；英语中 long legs 是名词短语，不能放在 be 动词后作表语，应改用形容词 leggy，或说 She has long legs。
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腿修长的模特
The designer chose leggy models to show off the new dresses.
设计师挑选腿修长的模特来展示新裙子。
长腿少年/少女
The leggy teenager had a growth spurt over the summer.
这个长腿少年在夏天猛长个子。
茎细长的植物
The leggy plant needs pruning to encourage bushier growth.
这株茎细长的植物需要修剪以促进长得更茂盛。
徒长的幼苗
The leggy seedlings stretched toward the window light.
这些徒长的幼苗向窗边的光伸展。
徒长的部分
Prune away the leggy growth so the plant stays compact.
剪掉徒长的部分，让植株保持紧凑。
她是个长腿金发女郎，长腿金发女郎。
This line comes from the Flight of the Conchords song 'Leggy Blonde', which parodies shallow pop lyrics about leggy women.
这句歌词出自Flight of the Conchords的歌曲《Leggy Blonde》，该歌曲戏仿了关于长腿女性的肤浅流行歌词。
Use leggy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
见 leggy 先想到 leg（腿）——超模的腿又长又细；植物茎秆细长也说 leggy。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing a person's long legs or build、describing plants with tall, thin stems 这个词有两个常用意思：指人时多用于口语，形容腿长且好看；指植物时常见于园艺或植物描述，表示茎细长。整体语气比较随意，正式写作中较少使用。
Rhymes with /ˈlɛɡi/: eggy /ˈɛɡi/ and dreggy /ˈdrɛɡi/. Lookalikes that sound different: edgy /ˈɛdʒi/ (ends with /dʒi/, not /ɡi/), baggy /ˈbæɡi/, buggy /ˈbʌɡi/, groggy /ˈɡrɑːɡi/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.