Word · Frequency #9827
thinly
薄, 细, 瘦
without force or sincere effort; without viscosity; in a small quantity or extent
- 1.
In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
稀疏地；稀少地；不密集地。
- 2.
Barely; hardly; with little attempt to conceal.
几乎不；勉强；几乎不掩饰地。
稀疏地；稀少地；不密集地。；几乎不；勉强；几乎不掩饰地。；薄；细；瘦
In use
The bread was sliced thinly for the sandwiches.
She smiled thinly, trying to hide her disappointment.
The sauce was spread thinly over the pasta.
thinly sliced/cut
She thinly sliced the carrots for the salad.
她把胡萝卜切成薄片做沙拉。
thinly disguised
用于形容掩盖得很差的事物。
His apology was a thinly disguised excuse.
他的道歉是一个几乎不加掩饰的借口。
thinly populated
The region is thinly populated due to the harsh climate.
由于气候恶劣，该地区人口稀少。
Connections
Collocations
- thinly sliced
- 切成薄片的
- She served thinly sliced cucumbers as a side dish.她端上了切成薄片的黄瓜作为配菜。
- thinly spread
- 薄薄地涂抹
- Spread the butter thinly on the bread.在面包上薄薄地涂一层黄油。
- thinly veiled
- 几乎不加掩饰的
- His comment was a thinly veiled criticism.他的评论是几乎不加掩饰的批评。
- thinly populated
- 人口稀少的
- The region is thinly populated.该地区人口稀少。
- thinly disguised
- 几乎不加掩饰的
- Her disappointment was thinly disguised.她的失望几乎不加掩饰。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
thin（薄）+ ly → 薄薄地，如薄片切得thinly。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、抽象、液体 该副词通常用于描述厚度、强度或黏稠度，常见于烹饪和抽象表达，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No perfect rhymes exist for 'thinly'. Words like 'thin', 'tin', 'sin', and 'pin' share the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and final /n/ but lack the ending /li/. Words like 'only' and 'friendly' share the '-ly' spelling but have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.