Word · Frequency #20749
spindlier
细长的；瘦长的
spindlier is the comparative of spindly.
long and lean
- 1.
Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
细长而纤弱的；瘦长的
细长而纤弱的；瘦长的；纺锤形的；细长的
In use
The young tree had spindly branches that bent in the wind.
He was a spindly boy with long arms and legs.
The plant grew spindly because it didn't get enough sunlight.
spindly + noun
常作定语，修饰 legs、arms、stems 等名词，强调细长且显得脆弱。
The foal struggled to stand on its spindly legs.
小马驹努力用细长的腿站起来。
look/be + spindly
作表语时，强调外观细长、不够结实。
The old chairs look a bit spindly.
这些旧椅子看起来有点细长单薄。
grow/become + spindly
常用于植物因光照不足而徒长的情形。
The seedlings grew spindly in the dark.
幼苗在黑暗中长得又细又长。
Common mistakes
The young tree has spindle stems.The young tree has spindly stems.
spindle 是名词，不能作定语修饰名词；这里需要用形容词 spindly（细长的）来修饰 stems。把 spindle 改成 spindly 就纠正了词性错误。
This branch is more spindly than that one.This branch is spindlier than that one.
spindly 是双音节以 -y 结尾的形容词，比较级应将结尾 y 变 i 再加 -er，即 spindlier。用 more spindly 不符合该词的规范比较级形式，改成 spindlier 后更自然。
Connections
Collocations
- spindly legs
- 细长的腿
- The table has spindly legs that look fragile.这张桌子有细长的腿，看起来不太结实。
- spindly fingers
- 瘦长的手指
- Her spindly fingers gripped the pencil tightly.她瘦长的手指紧紧握住铅笔。
- spindly stems
- 细长的茎
- The tomato plants had grown spindly stems in the shade.番茄植株在阴凉处长出了细长的茎。
- spindly tree
- 细高的树
- A spindly tree stood alone in the empty field.一棵细高的树独自立在空旷的田野里。
- spindly frame
- 瘦削的身躯
- His spindly frame was barely visible under the blanket.他瘦削的身躯在毯子下几乎看不出来。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想spindle（纺锤）：纺锤细长，spindly就是细长的样子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a person's limbs or build、describing weak, thin plants、everyday descriptive writing 该词通常用于描述人或植物等细长而显得虚弱的形态，多用于日常口语或非正式书面语，正式场合较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 spindly /ˈspɪndli/ 完全押韵。下列词或共享拼写结尾 -ndly，或共享开头 spind-，但重读元音不同，均不押韵；spindle 还缺少词尾的 /i/。
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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