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gaunt

UK //ɡɔːnt//US //ɡɔːnt//

词源

源自中古英语 'gaunt',可能来自古法语 'gant'(手套),引申义为'裸露的'或'瘦削的',后演变为形容瘦弱憔悴的样子。

adjective

❶ 形容人因疾病、饥饿或疲劳而显得非常瘦削,面容憔悴凹陷的样子。

“After weeks of illness, his face looked gaunt and pale.”

(几周的病痛之后,他的脸显得瘦削而苍白。)

“The refugees were gaunt from lack of food.”

(难民们因缺乏食物而面容憔悴。)

❶ 形容地方荒凉、贫瘠,缺乏生机或吸引力。

“The gaunt landscape was covered with rocks and dead trees.”

(荒凉的景色中布满了岩石和枯树。)

“They walked through the gaunt ruins of the abandoned village.”

(他们走过废弃村庄的荒凉废墟。)

同义词:emaciated, haggard, bony, skinny, wasted

常见短语

gaunt face — 形容人因疾病或饥饿而面部瘦削凹陷的样子。

“The prisoner had a gaunt face after months of malnutrition.”

(囚犯因数月营养不良而面容瘦削。)

gaunt landscape — 形容荒凉贫瘠、缺乏生机的自然景色。

“The gaunt landscape of the desert stretched endlessly.”

(沙漠荒凉的景色无边无际地延伸。)