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slender
UK //ˈslɛndə//US //ˈslɛndər//
词源
源自中古英语 slendre，可能与古诺尔斯语 sléttr（平滑的）或荷兰语 slinder（细长的）有关。
adjective
❶ 形容人或物体纤细、修长，通常带有优雅或轻盈的意味。可用于描述身材、枝条等细长而美观的事物。
“She has a slender figure that looks graceful in any dress.”
（她身材纤细，穿任何裙子都显得优雅。）
“The slender branches of the willow tree swayed in the breeze.”
（柳树细长的枝条在微风中轻轻摇摆。）
❶ 形容数量或程度很小、微弱，常用于抽象概念如希望、机会等。
“There's only a slender chance of rain tomorrow.”
（明天下雨的可能性很小。）
“He clung to the slender hope that his friend would return.”
（他紧紧抓住朋友会回来的微弱希望。）
同义词:slim, thin, graceful, narrow, slight
常见短语
slender means — 指经济上不宽裕，资源有限的情况。
“They lived on slender means but were always generous to others.”
（他们生活拮据，但对他人总是很慷慨。）