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stringy + noun
stringy 修饰人时指瘦而结实；修饰食物则多指多筋、难嚼。
He was a stringy old man with thin arms.
他是一个瘦而结实的老人，手臂很细。
瘦而结实的；多筋的
stringier — comparative of stringy
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瘦而结实的；多筋的
lean and sinewy; tough and fibrous
He was a stringy old man with thin arms.
他是一个瘦而结实的老人，手臂很细。
由细绳组成的；类似细绳的；线状的
Composed of, or resembling, string or strings.
含有过多筋或纤维组织而难嚼的
Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue.
瘦而结实的；精瘦的；骨瘦如柴的
Wiry, lean, scrawny.
(指目击记录)不太准确；可能基于误认,无论有意或无意
Of a sighting, unlikely to be accurate; probably based on a misidentification, whether innocent or deliberate.
The long-distance runner was stringy but never seemed to tire.
那位长跑运动员精瘦结实，但似乎从不疲倦。
A stringy old man with a gray beard sat quietly on the bench.
一个瘦而结实、留着灰白胡子的老人静静地坐在长椅上。
My brother is stringier than me even though he eats more.
我哥哥比我更精瘦，尽管他吃得更多。
stringy 修饰人时指瘦而结实；修饰食物则多指多筋、难嚼。
He was a stringy old man with thin arms.
他是一个瘦而结实的老人，手臂很细。
系表结构常用来描述肉或蔬菜的口感，强调纤维多。
The meat was stringy and hard to swallow.
这肉多筋，难以下咽。
比较级 stringier 常说明食物随烹饪时间延长而变得更难嚼。
If you boil the chicken too long, it gets stringier.
鸡肉煮太久会变得更柴、更多筋。
Not this
These green beans are too string.
Use this
These green beans are too stringy.
string 是名词，不能放在 be 动词后作表语形容词。要表示“多筋的、老得拉丝的”，应该用形容词 stringy。
Not this
My boss is very stringy with money.
Use this
My boss is very stingy with money.
stringy 与 stingy 拼写相近但意思不同：stringy 意为“瘦而结实的；多筋的、纤维状的”，而 stingy 才表示“吝啬的、舍不得花钱的”。表示人不愿花钱时应用 stingy。
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多筋的肉
The stringy meat was hard to chew.
那肉多筋，嚼不动。
一缕缕的头发
She pulled her stringy hair back into a ponytail.
她把一缕缕的头发扎成马尾。
拉丝的奶酪
The pizza was covered in hot, stringy cheese.
披萨上铺满了热腾腾、能拉丝的奶酪。
多筋的口感
The beans had a stringy texture.
这些豆角口感多筋。
细长的根须
The plant had stringy roots that spread everywhere.
这株植物的根须细长，四处蔓延。
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记法：stringy 里有 string（绳），联想肉多筋、人瘦而结实。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a person's or animal's lean, sinewy body、describing food, hair, or plants with a fibrous or ropy texture 该词为日常中性形容词，正式或非正式场合均可用。用于人或动物时多指瘦而结实；用于食物、毛发或植物时多指多纤维、拉丝或带筋。实际含义需根据搭配对象判断。
发音与 /ˈstrɪŋi/ 真正押韵的词：clingy /ˈklɪŋi/、springy /ˈsprɪŋi/、swingy /ˈswɪŋi/（都读 /ŋi/）。注意拼写都以 -ngy 结尾但发音不同的词：stingy /ˈstɪndʒi/ 和 dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ 末尾是 /dʒi/，tangy /ˈtæŋi/ 元音是 /æ/，都不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.