scrawny

英 [ˈskrɔːni]

美 [ˈskrɔːni]

adj.  干瘦的; 瘦巴巴的

比较级：scrawnier　

TEM8

BNC.24581 / COCA.16827

牛津词典

adj.

• 干瘦的；瘦巴巴的
  very thin in a way that is not attractive

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 骨瘦如柴的;皮包骨头的
  If you describe a person or animal asscrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin.
  1. ...a scrawny woman with dyed black hair...
     染了黑发、骨瘦如柴的女人
  2. The vulture extended his scrawny neck.
     兀鹫伸出细长的脖子。

英英释义

adj

• being very thin
  1. a child with skinny freckled legs
  2. a long scrawny neck
  Synonym:scraggyboneyskinnyunderweightweedy
• inferior in size or quality
  1. scrawny cattle
  2. scrubby cut-over pine
  3. old stunted thorn trees
  Synonym:scrubbystunted

双语例句

• These big-eyed scrawny boys put out a small newspaper.
  这些大眼睛的瘦骨嶙峋的孩子办了一份小报。
• His T-shirt clung to his scrawny back.
  他的圆领衫贴着他瘦骨嶙峋的脊背。
• The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain.
  那只骨瘦如柴的小猫在屋外的雨中看起来很可怜。
• Hard to believe that this scrawny, hatchet-faced harridan was Lily's sister, but yes, somehow she bore the traces which marked one who had had the love – however unrequited – of a powerful witch.
  很难相信这个干瘦的，马脸的泼妇是莉莉的姐姐，但是，是的，以某种方式深深刻进她脸庞里的痕迹显示着她是那个强大女巫所爱的人&尽管是未曾回报的爱。
• They are scrawny. That means the Kazakh herders have suffered, too.
  这意味着哈萨克族牧民的日子也不好过。
• At 71 he faced the canvas, scrawny, grey-naked, palette and brush in hand, with just a pair of unlaced hobnail boots on his feet.
  他71岁，面对着画布，骨瘦如柴，裸体，身显灰色，手中握着调色板和画笔，只穿着一双未系鞋带的带平头钉底的靴子。
• Your precious, scrawny little neck!
  你的宝贵的，一文不值的小命！
• A child with skinny freckled legs; a long scrawny neck.
  腿上长满斑点、瘦得皮包骨的小孩；骨瘦如柴的脖子。
• Lily wants a beefcake for a boyfriend and not some scrawny shrimp.
  莉莉想要一个身材健美的男朋友，而不是一个软脚虾。
• In the neighbourhood of the elephant shed, there was a scrawny, poorly fed, stray dog.
  在象棚的旁边住着一只骨瘦如柴常常半饥半饱的流浪狗。