[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苗条的;纤细的;修长的 A slender person is attractively thin and graceful.
[approval]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.
她身量苗条,手腕和脚踝曲线玲珑。
...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat...
头顶草帽、高挑苗条的人影
He gazed at her slender neck.
他凝视着她优美的颈部。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]微弱的;薄弱的;不足的;不充分的 You can use slender to describe a situation which exists but only to a very small degree.
[usu ADJ n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
The United States held a slender lead...
美国以微弱优势领先。
He has won a vote of confidence but only by a slender majority.
他以微弱多数赢得了信任票。
...the first slender hope of peace.
初现的一线和平希望
Oxford
slen·der/ˈslendə(r); NAmEˈslendər/adjective(slen·derer,slen·derest)HELPYou can also use more slenderand most slender.亦可用 more slender 和 most slender。1( approving) (of people or their bodies 人或人体)thin in an attractive or elegant way 苗条的;纤细的SYN
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◆her slender figure她苗条的身材◆long, slender fingers修长纤细的手指2thin or narrow 细的;窄的◆a glass with a slender stem高脚酒杯3small in amount or size and hardly enough 微薄的;不足的◆to win by a slender margin/majority以微弱优势╱多数获胜◆people of slender means(= with little money)穷人◆Australia held a slender 1–0 lead at half-time.澳大利亚队在上半场终时以 1:0 的微弱优势领先。▶slen·der·ness/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]slenderslendererslenderestslen·der/ˈslendə(r); NAmEˈslendər/slen·der·ness/; NAmE/
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slenderslen‧der /ˈslendə $ -ər/ ●○○ adjective
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1thin in an attractive or graceful waySYN slim: She is slender and stylish. Laura’s tall, slender figureslender legs/arms/fingers etc► see thesaurus at
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2small or very limited in amount or sizeSYN slim: The company only has a slender hope of survival. The Republicans won the election by a slender majority. We had to make the most of our rather slender resources.—slenderness noun [uncountable]RegisterSlender sounds rather literary. In everyday English, people usually say slim or thin:· I don’t know how she stays so slim.
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