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scrawny

UK //ˈskrɔːni//US //ˈskrɔːni//

词源

源自中古英语 'scrany',可能来自斯堪的纳维亚语系,与古挪威语 'skrælna'(枯萎)相关。

adjective

❶ 形容人或动物非常瘦弱,皮包骨头的样子,通常带有营养不良或发育不良的意味。

“The scrawny kitten was shivering in the cold.”

(那只瘦弱的小猫在寒冷中瑟瑟发抖。)

“He was a scrawny teenager with bony shoulders.”

(他是个瘦弱的少年,肩膀骨瘦如柴。)

同义词:skinny, gaunt, emaciated, underfed, bony

常见短语

scrawny neck — 形容脖子特别细瘦,常用来强调某人瘦弱的外形特征。

“The bird had a scrawny neck and patchy feathers.”

(那只鸟的脖子细瘦,羽毛也斑驳不全。)