英 [θɪnd] 美 [θɪnd]
n. 揭薄
v. 变薄（thin 的过去式）
thin /θɪn/ CET4 TEM4 [ thinning thinned thinner thins thinnest ]
形容词 Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. 细的
A thin cable carries the signal to a computer.
一条细电缆把信号传给一台计算机。
形容词 A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body . (人或动物) 瘦的
He was a tall, thin man with grey hair that fell in a wild tangle to his shoulders.
他个子瘦高，灰白的头发乱蓬蓬地散落在肩上。
形容词 Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. (纸或布等) 薄的
...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper.
…一本纸质轻薄、用细小字体印刷而成的蓝皮小书。
副词 薄薄地
Peel and thinly slice the onion.
给洋葱剥皮，切成薄片。
形容词 Liquids that are thin are weak and watery. (液体) 稀的
The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich.
那汤既稀又清，但味道却出奇地足。
形容词 A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it. 人数稀少的
The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.
上半场比赛时观众稀稀拉拉的，现在则大大增多了。
副词 稀少地
The island is thinly populated.
这个岛人口稀少。
形容词 Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. (衣服) 薄的
Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.
她的礼服很薄，她浑身发抖，部分是由于寒冷所致。
形容词 If you describe an argument, an explanation, or evidence as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. (论点、解释或证据) 难以令人信服的
The DA was certain she had the right man, but the evidence was thin.
这位地方检察官确信自己找对了人，但是证据却难以令人信服。
副词 难以令人信服地
Much of the speech was a thinly disguised attack on environmentalists.
演讲内容大多是对环保主义者几乎不加掩饰的攻击。
形容词 If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. (头发) 稀疏的
She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.
她的头发稀疏、淡黄，往后梳成了一个圆髻。
及物动词/不及物动词 When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. 使变稀疏; 变稀疏
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.
当初要是分几个冬天来疏剪树木，会比一次性疏剪要更好些。
动词词组 Thin out means the same as . 使稀疏
NATO will continue to thin out its forces.
北约将继续裁军。
习语 If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone. (耐心等) 消磨掉
War has achieved little, and public patience is wearing thin.
战争收获甚微，公众的耐心日渐消磨。
on thin ice→seeice
thin air→seeair
揭薄
浅薄
(照片或底片)衬度弱的，不够浓的
... 折痕crease 揭薄thinned 褶皱wrinkle ...
... 疏苗锄铲 gapping blade 间苗的 thinned 间苗机 gapper; row crop thinner; single machine; thi ing machine; thinning machine ...
The morning mist gradually thinned.
朝雾渐渐地淡薄了。
The clouds thinned and the moon shone through.
云层渐稀，透出了月光。
The crowd had thinned out and only a few people were left.
人群渐渐散去，只剩下几个人。
She says the only work needed once beets have been thinned is weeding and, when the weather is dry, a weekly watering.
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The study compared trees that had been thinned by machine with those that had not been thinned.
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The summer crowds of visitors have thinned.
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Yes we had walked for months across deserts and wetlands, our ranks thinned daily.
This was thinned down dramatically through scrapping unproductive marques and selling off uneconomic brands.
The silken threads of mutual presence would be thinned to the point of fraying.