slender
adj
(-er, -est)
1 (approv 褒)
(a) not very wide but comparatively long or high 细长的; 纤细的
slender fingers 纤细的手指
a slender waist 细腰
a wineglass with a slender stem 高脚杯.
(b) (of people) slim (指人)瘦长的, 苗条的
a slender girl, figure 苗条的女孩、 身段
a slender, graceful ballet-dancer 苗条而动作优美的芭蕾舞演员. =>Usage at thin 用法见thin.
2 small in amount or size; inadequate; scanty 微薄的; 不足的; 微少的
a slender income 微薄的收入
people of slender means, ie with little money 贫穷的人们
win by a slender margin 险胜.
I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
He ate simply, and never ate meat. He rose early in the morning and worked at his wheel, making cotton thread.