Word · Frequency #24581
scrawny
/ˈskrɔni/
adjective
骨瘦如柴的；瘦的
核心释义
very thin
- 1.
瘦弱、营养不良、虚弱
Thin, malnourished, and weak.
- 2.
非常瘦
being very thin
- 3.
瘦小或劣质
inferior in size or quality
瘦弱、营养不良、虚弱；非常瘦；瘦小或劣质；瘦的；骨瘦如柴的
用法In use
The scrawny kitten drank its milk hungrily.
用法提示：scrawny 作形容词修饰小猫，表示瘦弱。
After months of illness, he looked scrawnier than before.
用法提示：scrawnier 是 scrawny 的比较级，作表语说明主语很瘦。
She wore a baggy sweater to hide her scrawny arms.
用法提示：scrawny 作定语，形容手臂瘦得皮包骨。
a long scrawny neck
scrawny cattle
a scrawny [noun]
scrawny 常放在名词前作定语，带有瘦弱、不健康的意味。
A scrawny dog wandered into the yard.
一只骨瘦如柴的狗溜进了院子。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- scrawny kid
- 瘦弱的孩子
- A scrawny kid was waiting by the school gate.一个瘦弱的孩子在校门口等着。
- scrawny arms
- 细瘦的胳膊
- His scrawny arms could barely lift the box.他那细瘦的胳膊几乎抬不起那个箱子。
- scrawny neck
- 干瘦的脖子
- Her scrawny neck seemed too weak to hold her head up.她干瘦的脖子似乎虚弱得撑不住头。
- scrawny frame
- 瘦削的身躯
- His scrawny frame was barely visible under the blanket.他那瘦削的身躯在毯子下几乎看不出来。
- look scrawny
- 显得骨瘦如柴
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
scrawny 中含 raw（生/裸露），联想‘瘦得骨头裸露出来’，就是骨瘦如柴。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语中描述人或动物、非正式写作或评论 scrawny 多用于非正式场合，常带贬义，指人或动物瘦得不好看；正式写作中通常用 thin 或 slender。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 scrawny /ˈskrɔni/ 同韵的词有 brawny /ˈbrɔni/ 和 tawny /ˈtɔni/，都以 /ɔni/ 结尾。注意：pony 拼写相近，但发音是 /ˈpoʊni/，元音为 /oʊ/，与 scrawny 不同。
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