gaunt
英 [ɡɔːnt]
美 [ɡɔːnt]
adj. (常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而)瘦削憔悴的; 寒碜的; 破败的
比较级:gaunter
Collins.1 / BNC.15556 / COCA.15460
牛津词典
adj.
- (常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而)瘦削憔悴的
very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough food, or worry- a gaunt face
憔悴的面容
- a gaunt face
- 寒碜的;破败的
not attractive and without any decoration
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (因生病、焦虑等)瘦削的,憔悴的
If someone looksgaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried.- Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
他看起来消瘦而疲惫,却说没什么可担心的。
- Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
- ADJ-GRADED (建筑物)寒碜的,非常不起眼的,难看的
If you describe a building asgaunt, you mean it is very plain and unattractive.- Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。
- Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
英英释义
adj
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- emaciated bony hands
- a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
- eyes were haggard and cavernous
- small pinched faces
- kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
双语例句
- She looked very weak, her black face gaunt and drawn.
她看上去很虚弱,黑脸庞又瘦又憔悴。 - The limestone statue has gaunt cheeks and-most strikingly-a tipless nose.
这尊用石灰岩雕成的人像有着瘦削的脸颊,而且,在脸上赫然可见的是一只没有鼻翼的鼻子。 - I've grown gaunt because I can't seem to eat.
我变得越来越瘦因为我连东西也吃不下了。 - I just sized up the short and gaunt guy in front of me.
我仔细地打量着眼前这个骨瘦如柴的家伙。 - I am the king, lady gaunt. I confer precedence.
我是国王,我有优先调动的权利。 - Weight loss, making her look gaunt and stringy, alternated with periods of puffiness and overweight.
体重降低,使她面容憔悴,形同麻杆,间或也夹杂着阵阵虚胖和超重。 - To cause to endure severe hunger. Hunger and suffering from cold had made the lost hikers gaunt.
使饥饿使遭受极度饥饿饥饿和忍受寒冷迫使这个徒步旅行者疲乏憔悴。 - His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.
他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。 - The gaunt countenance and dynamic posture of Pavel Korchagin had kept emerging in front of his eyes.
他的眼前不时浮现出保尔瘦削的脸颊和他生机勃勃的身姿。 - The old inhabitant who answered was a tall, gaunt woman.
这个答话的本地老住户是一个高个儿,瘦身材的女人。