skinny
英['skɪnɪ]
美
- n. 机密情报；内部消息；小道消息
- adj. 皮的；皮包骨的；紧身的；小气的
- n. (Skinny)人名；(纳米)斯金尼
词态变化
比较级: skinnier;最高级: skinniest;
中文词源
skinny 皮包骨的，紧身的，低脂肪的
skin,皮肤，-y,形容词后缀。引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He set his skinny legs apart and threw back his shoulders.
- 他叉开两条细腿，猛地挺起胸膛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You're too skinny — we'll have to fatten you up.
- 你太瘦了，我们要把你养胖些。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was quite a skinny little boy.
- 他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had stringy hair and skinny legs.
- 她的长发稀疏，毫无光泽，两条腿跟竹竿似的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. This book gives you the skinny on Hollywood.
- 这本书披露了好莱坞的内幕。
来自《权威词典》