slim

常用用法

這組詞都可形容人“瘦”。其區(qū)別是：
thin以中性的方式來描寫人的外貌,常同營養(yǎng)、疾病有較多牽連,不含褒貶義; slim描寫人的外貌時有瘦得很美的含義,帶有褒義; lanky用來描述人又高又瘦,含有幽默的意味; underweight指描述人因吃得不好或生病而過“瘦”。例如:
She was tall and thin, with fairish hair.她高高瘦瘦的,留著長發(fā)。
She used to be pretty and slim.她過去非常漂亮苗條。
Tom was a lanky boy with long skinny legs.湯姆是一個腿很細(xì)的瘦高個兒。
Many people who are underweight are happy with their size.許多人很喜歡自己那種過于瘦的身材。