
skinny
词源
源自中古英语'skinni',与古挪威语'skinn'(皮,毛皮)有关。最初指'像皮一样薄的',后引申为'非常瘦的'意思。
adjective
❶ 形容人或动物非常瘦,通常指瘦得能看到骨头或缺乏肌肉,有时带有不健康的意味。
“She's so skinny that her clothes hang loosely on her.”
(她太瘦了,衣服松松垮垮地挂在身上。)
“The skinny dog looked like it hadn't eaten for days.”
(那只瘦骨嶙峋的狗看起来好像好几天没吃东西了。)
❶ 指衣物非常紧身,紧贴身体的,通常用来形容牛仔裤或其他服装。
“She loves wearing skinny jeans because they show off her figure.”
(她喜欢穿紧身牛仔裤,因为能突显身材。)
“These skinny pants are too tight for me to move comfortably.”
(这条紧身裤太紧了,我活动起来不舒服。)
noun
❶ 指内部消息或机密信息,通常用于非正式场合。
“Give me the skinny on what happened at the meeting.”
(告诉我会议的内幕消息。)
“He always has the skinny about the latest company gossip.”
(他总是知道公司最新八卦的内情。)
常见短语
skinny dipping — 指不穿泳衣裸泳的行为,通常在非正式场合使用。
“They went skinny dipping in the lake at midnight.”
(他们半夜在湖里裸泳。)
the skinny on — 关于某事的详细信息或内幕消息,常用于口语中询问或提供信息。
“What's the skinny on the new project?”
(关于这个新项目有什么内部消息吗?)