Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1670
thin
薄的
核心释义
having little distance between two opposite surfaces
- 1.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- 2.
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
- 3.
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
- 4.
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
- 5.
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
- 6.
Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
- 7.
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- 8.
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
- 9.
Of a route: relatively little used.
- 10.
贫乏的；稀少的；无钱或无成功的。
Poor; scanty; without money or success.
瘦的；细的；稀疏的；稀的；微弱无力的；单薄的
用法In use
The ice on the lake is too thin to walk on.
用法提示：thin 在此作形容词，意为‘薄的’，描述冰的厚度很小。
She cut the cucumber into very thin slices.
用法提示：thin 作形容词，放在名词 slices 前，表示‘薄的’。
The walls are so thin that I can hear the neighbors talking.
用法提示：thin 作形容词，表示‘薄的’，说明墙很薄。
be + thin
形容人瘦时常用此结构。
She is very thin.
她很瘦。
thin + noun
形容词修饰名词，表示薄的物体。
thin ice
薄冰
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- thin slice
- 薄片
- Cut the cucumber into thin slices.把黄瓜切成薄片。
- thin layer
- 薄层
- There was a thin layer of frost on the windows.窗户上有一层薄薄的霜。
- thin air
- 稀薄的空气
- At this altitude, the thin air makes it hard to breathe.在这个高度，稀薄的空气让人呼吸困难。
- thin crowd
- 稀稀落落的人群
- The early show had a thin crowd.日场演出观众稀少。
- thin ice
- 薄冰
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音 /θɪn/ 像短促的“细”：th 咬舌、i 短音、n 收鼻，联想薄纸夹在指缝间，又细又薄。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：人群稀疏、到场人数少的描述、市场、利润或资源不足的讨论、对论点、借口或理由的评价 这一含义表示数量少或不足，多用于描述人群稀疏、资源或利润微薄、证据或借口不充分等场合；整体语气偏中性，但正式程度会随搭配变化，比较常见于新闻报道、商务和日常评论中。注意要与表示‘薄的’或‘瘦的’含义区分。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词，可作定语或表语，常与enough, too等程度副词连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
thin 与 pin、sin、win、bin、gin、skin 押韵：重读元音都是 /ɪ/，且后面的 /n/ 相同。注意形近词：thine /ðaɪn/ 拼写接近但元音不同，then /ðɛn/ 也不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
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