| 其他翻译 |
| thin adj | (liquid: watery) (指液体) | SCSimplified Chinese 稀的，淡的 xī de，dàn de |
| | The soup was a little thin. It shouldn't have had so much water. |
| | 这汤有点稀，不应该加这么多水的。 |
| thin adj | (area: sparse) | SCSimplified Chinese 稀少的 xī shǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 稀薄的 xī shǎo de ，xī bó de |
| | The trees were very thin there. |
| | 那儿的树木很稀少。 |
| thin adj | (sound: tinny) (指声音) | SCSimplified Chinese 尖细的，微弱的 jiān xì de，wēi ruò de |
| | The guitar had a thin sound for some reason. |
| | 由于某些原因，那把吉他的声音很微弱。 |
| thin adj | figurative (argument: weak) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人无法信服的，没有说服力的 lìng rén wú fǎ xìn fú de，méi yǒu shuō fú lì de |
| | Her argument was thin and failed to convince anybody. |
| | 她的论点没有说服力，没能让任何人信服。 |
| thin adj | (insubstantial) | SCSimplified Chinese 没什么内容的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没什么东西的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 稀薄, 轻薄 |
| | The material of this scarf is so thin that you can see right through it. |
| | 这条围巾的材料很轻薄，你都能透过它看到另一侧。 |
| thin⇒ vi | (hair, vegetation: become sparse) (头发或植物等) | SCSimplified Chinese 变稀疏
TCTraditional Chinese 變稀疏 |
| | Larry decided to talk to a doctor because his hair was suddenly thinning. |
| | 由于头发突然变得稀疏，拉里决定去看看医生。 |
| thin [sth]⇒ vtr | (make thin) | SCSimplified Chinese 使变稀, 使变稀薄 |
| | The soup is too thick. It needs to be thinned a little. |
| thin [sth] vtr | (plants: space out) | SCSimplified Chinese 散开 sàn kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 散開 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分散 sàn kāi，fēn sàn
TCTraditional Chinese 分散 |
| | You need to thin those carrot seedlings. |
复合形式：
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| a bit thin adj | (substance: too runny) (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 有点薄 yǒu diǎn báo
TCTraditional Chinese 有點薄 |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 有点瘦 yǒu diǎn báo，yǒu diǎn shòu |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 有点稀薄 yǒu diǎn báo，yǒu diǎn xī bó |
| | The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up. |
| a bit thin adj | informal, figurative (resources: limited) | SCSimplified Chinese （资源）有点缺乏 zī yuán yǒu diǎn quē fá |
| | My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year. |
as thin as a rake,
thin as a rake,
as skinny as a rake,
skinny as a rake expr | (very thin) | SCSimplified Chinese 骨瘦如柴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 皮包骨头 |
| have a thin skin v expr | figurative (be oversensitive to criticism) | SCSimplified Chinese 厚脸皮 hòu liǎn pí
TCTraditional Chinese 厚臉皮 |
| into thin air expr | figurative (disappear: suddenly, inexplicably) (消失) | SCSimplified Chinese 无影无踪，凭空，不留痕迹 wú yǐng wú zōng
TCTraditional Chinese 憑空 |
| | When I looked back, Jeff had disappeared into thin air. |
be on thin ice,
skate on thin ice v expr | figurative (do [sth] risky) | SCSimplified Chinese 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng
TCTraditional Chinese 如履薄冰 |
| out of thin air expr | figurative (seemingly from nowhere) | SCSimplified Chinese 凭空
TCTraditional Chinese 憑空 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无中生有 |
| | He had no idea of the actual cost, so he pulled a figure out of thin air. |
| paper-thin adj | figurative (extremely thin) | SCSimplified Chinese 极薄的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 薄如纸的 |
skeleton-thin,
skeleton thin adj | (emaciated) | SCSimplified Chinese 骨瘦如柴的，消瘦的，瘦骨嶙峋的 gǔ shòu rú chái de ，xiāo shòu de，shòu gǔ lín xún de |
| 备注: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| spread yourself too thin v expr | figurative (try to do too much) | SCSimplified Chinese 让自己太过忙碌 |
| thin as a dime adj | US, informal, figurative (flimsy or insubstantial) | SCSimplified Chinese 脆弱的 cuì ruò de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不结实的 cuì ruò de ，bù jiē shi de
TCTraditional Chinese 不結實的 |
| the thin end of the wedge n | figurative ([sth] that will lead to [sth] worse) | SCSimplified Chinese 重大问题的前兆 |
| thin out vi + adv | (decrease) | SCSimplified Chinese 使稀疏 shǐ xī shū |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使稀薄 shǐ xī shū，shǐ xī bó |
| | The crowd thinned out after the parade was over. |
| | He's an older man, his hair is grey and thinning out on top. |
| thin [sth] out vtr + adv | (make fewer) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...稀疏 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使...稀薄 |
| | The gardener thinned out the seedlings. |
| thin skin n | figurative, informal (sensitivity to criticism) (比喻，非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 薄脸皮，不禁批 báo liǎn pí，bù jīn pī |
| thin-lipped adj | (having small lips) | SCSimplified Chinese 薄唇的 |
| thin-lipped adj | figurative (expressing displeasure) (比喻不满) | SCSimplified Chinese 撇嘴的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不满意的 bù mǎn yì de
TCTraditional Chinese 不滿意的 |
| thin-skinned adj | figurative (easily offended) | SCSimplified Chinese 脸皮薄的 |
| | Ashley's thin-skinned when it comes to criticism; you have to be careful what you say to her. |
| thin-skinned adj | literal (fruit, vegetable: having thin skin) | SCSimplified Chinese 皮薄的 |
| | Tomatoes and grapes are thin-skinned fruits. |
| thin-walled adj | (structure: with thin walls) | SCSimplified Chinese 薄壁型，薄壁的 |
| thin-walled adj | (beam: made of thin, light material) (梁) | SCSimplified Chinese 薄壁的 |
| through thick and thin expr | figurative, informal (through all manner of difficulties) | SCSimplified Chinese 不畏艰难险阻 bú wèi jiān nán xiǎn zǔ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 任何情况下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 风雨同济 |
| | For 30 years, my wonderful husband has stuck by me through thick and thin. |
| wafer-thin adj | (extremely slim) | SCSimplified Chinese 极薄的 |
walk on thin ice,
skate on thin ice,
be on thin ice v expr | figurative (take a risk) | SCSimplified Chinese 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng
TCTraditional Chinese 如履薄冰 |
| 备注: Commonly used in the continuous |
| | You're walking on thin ice if you keep insulting Katie. |
| wear thin vi + adj | (fabric: become threadbare) (指布料) | SCSimplified Chinese 磨薄 mó báo |
| | I've had this jumper so long it's worn thin at the elbows. |
| wear thin vi + adj | figurative (excuse, etc.: be overused) | SCSimplified Chinese 过度使用 guò dù shǐ yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 過度使用 |
| | These constant excuses for your tardiness are wearing thin. |
| wear thin vi + adj | figurative (patience: become exhausted) | SCSimplified Chinese 逐渐消失 zhú jiàn xiāo shī
TCTraditional Chinese 逐漸消失 |
| | The teacher's patience with his unruly students was wearing thin. |