slender
adj
(-er, -est)
1 (approv 褒)
(a) not very wide but comparatively long or high 细长的; 纤细的
slender fingers 纤细的手指
a slender waist 细腰
a wineglass with a slender stem 高脚杯.
(b) (of people) slim (指人)瘦长的, 苗条的
a slender girl, figure 苗条的女孩、 身段
a slender, graceful ballet-dancer 苗条而动作优美的芭蕾舞演员. =>Usage at thin 用法见thin.
2 small in amount or size; inadequate; scanty 微薄的; 不足的; 微少的
a slender income 微薄的收入
people of slender means, ie with little money 贫穷的人们
win by a slender margin 险胜.
I offer ten times the money that Antonio has borrowed.
我愿出十倍于安东尼奥的借款。
John
约翰
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.