wiry

英 [ˈwaɪəri]

美 [ˈwaɪəri]

adj.  瘦而结实的; 硬而结实的; 像金属丝的

最高级：wiriest　比较级：wirier　

医学

BNC.21006 / COCA.13236

牛津词典

adj.

• 瘦而结实的
  thin but strong
  1. a wiry little man
     清瘦结实的小个男子
• 硬而结实的；像金属丝的
  stiff and strong; like wire

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 瘦而结实的
  Someone who iswiryis rather thin but is also strong.
  1. His body is wiry and athletic.
     他长得清瘦而结实，体格健美。
• ADJ-GRADED （毛发、草等）粗硬的
  Something such as hair or grass that iswiryis stiff and rough to touch.
  1. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun.
     她粗硬的头发向上梳起，在头顶乱糟糟地盘成了个发髻。

英英释义

adj

• of hair that resembles wire in stiffness
  1. wiry red hair
• lean and sinewy
  Synonym:stringy
• of or relating to wire

双语例句

• The wiry, bespectacled pair won many "most identical" competitions over the years.
  多年来，这对瘦但结实的双胞胎兄弟参加了很多“最相像”比赛并获奖。
• He was kind of skinny and wiry and full of energy.
  我想要上的是更富有艺术性的、更有趣的学校。
• Hammer's apprentice was a wiry red-haired youth called Nail.
  海姆尔的学徒是个叫内尔的精瘦红发小伙。
• A terrier with wiry hair.
  有金属丝般毛发的猎犬。
• She has a dancer's wiry frame.
  她有着舞蹈演员的瘦削结实身材。
• He is a wiry little person.
  他是个结实瘦小的人。
• He has wiry hair.
  他长着粗而卷曲的头发。
• How's your wiry zone?
  你那坚硬地带怎样了？
• The functional wiry coat is the breed's most distinctive feature.
  功能丰富的刚毛质被毛是这个品种显著的特点。
• His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly.
  他父亲转过身来，他那结实的身躯走路有点不灵活。