skinny
英 ['sk?n?]
美
- n. 機密情報；內(nèi)部消息；小道消息
- adj. 皮的；皮包骨的；緊身的；小氣的
- n. (Skinny)人名；(納米)斯金尼
低頻詞TEM8暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?skinnier;最高級:?skinniest;
中文詞源
skinny 皮包骨的，緊身的，低脂肪的
skin,皮膚，-y,形容詞后綴。引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- skinny (adj.)
- c. 1400, "resembling skin," from skin (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "lean, emaciated" is recorded from c. 1600. Of clothes, "tight-fitting" by 1970. In the noun sense of "the truth" it is World War II military slang, perhaps from the notion of the "naked" truth. Related: skinniness.
雙語例句
- 1. He set his skinny legs apart and threw back his shoulders.
- 他叉開兩條細腿，猛地挺起胸膛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You're too skinny — we'll have to fatten you up.
- 你太瘦了，我們要把你養(yǎng)胖些。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was quite a skinny little boy.
- 他是個瘦得皮包骨頭的小男孩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had stringy hair and skinny legs.
- 她的長發(fā)稀疏，毫無光澤，兩條腿跟竹竿似的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. This book gives you the skinny on Hollywood.
- 這本書披露了好萊塢的內(nèi)幕。
來自《權威詞典》