短语 | out of thin air |
释义 | out of thin air out of nowhere, as if by magic凭空,无中生有:•It seems like researchers have just pulled the numbers out of thin air.这些数据就好像是研究人员凭空变出来似的。⇒THINLY⇒wear thin¹at 见 WEAR¹ (6)—thinness noun U CHOICE thin, slim, skinny, slender, lean, slight:Thin is a general word meaning that someone has little fat on their body.It is usually, but not always, disapproving. thin 是指某人瘦的一般用语,通常(但不总是)含有贬义:•He's much too thin.他太瘦了。•Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin.十几岁的少女都想变得瘦一点儿。Slim means thin in an attractive way.slim 的意思是苗条:•her lovely slim figure她那苗条可爱的身材Skinny is a fairly informal word meaning very thin, which is usually disapproving.skinny 为相当不正式的用语,指非常瘦一般含贬义:•ridiculously skinny models瘦得离谱的模特Slender, lean, and slight are used mostly in written English. slender, lean 和 slight 大多为书面用语。 Slender means thin in an attractive and graceful way.slender 指苗条优雅:•long slender legs纤长的双腿Lean means thin and looking strong and fit.lean 指健康的瘦:•a tall, lean athlete一名瘦高个运动员Slight means thin and delicate-looking.slight 指瘦弱:•Her brother was very slight and looked younger than he was.她兄弟很瘦弱,看上去比实际年龄要小。out of thin ˈairfrom nowhere or nothing, as if by magic凭空;无中生有地out of thin airfrom nowhere 没有根据;无出处   * The teacher criticized Dick because his story was made out of thin air. 老师批评了狄克,因为他编的故事毫无根据。 |
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