thinned

1. ADJ-GRADED 窄的;细的
   Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long.
   1. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...
      一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。
   2. James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.
      詹姆斯面部瘦削，轮廓分明，容易过敏。
2. ADJ-GRADED (人、动物)瘦的
   A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body .
   1. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair...
      他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。
   2. He is small and very thin and has pale-white skin.
      他个头瘦小，肤色苍白。
3. ADJ-GRADED (纸、布等)薄的
   Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces.
   1. ...a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper...
      一本用纸轻薄、字体精细的蓝皮小书
   2. A thin layer of topsoil was swept away.
      薄薄的一层表土被冲走了。
4. ADJ-GRADED (液体)稀的，淡的
   Liquids that are thin are weak and watery.
   1. The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich...
      汤又稀又清，味道却出奇地浓。
   2. They are stirring huge pots of rice and thin vegetable soup over a fire made of charcoal.
      他们搅动着架在木炭火堆上的大罐米饭和蔬菜清汤。
5. ADJ-GRADED (人群、观众)稀少的，稀疏的
   A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it.
   1. The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.
      比赛前半段观众还稀稀拉拉的，这时明显增多了。
6. ADJ-GRADED (微笑)冷淡的，牵强的，不幽默的
   A thin smile is one that is not friendly or humorous.
   1. All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.
      她极力挤出了一丝勉强的苦笑。
7. ADJ-GRADED (衣物)薄的，单薄的
   Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear.
   1. Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.
      她的礼服很薄，浑身在发抖，一半是冻的。
8. ADJ-GRADED (论点、解释)浅薄的，不足信的，说服力差的
   If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe.
   1. However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous...
      然而，这个证据难以令人信服，而且有点模棱两可。
   2. Even if the optimists' theory is true, it still seems a thin argument against reform.
      就算乐观主义者的理论是对的，还是不足以阻止改革的进行。
9. ADJ-GRADED (声音)尖声尖气的，尖细的
   A voice or sound that is thin is high-pitched and not very loud.
   1. Her thin voice rose high in complaint.
      她抱怨时抬高了尖细的嗓音。
10. ADJ-GRADED (头发)稀疏的
    If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair.
    1. She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.
       她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳，挽成了个圆髻。
11. V-ERG (使)变稀疏
    When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it.
    1. It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time...
       当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。
    2. By midnight the crowd had thinned.
       半夜时分，人群渐渐散去了。
    3. Thin out means the same as thin .
       thin out 同 thin
    4. NATO will continue to thin out its forces...
       北约将继续缩减兵力。
    5. When the crowd began to thin out, I realized that most of the food was still there...
       人群渐渐散去的时候，我意识到大多数食物基本没人动过。
    6. Further up the river, the vineyards start to thin out and the orange groves and almond trees take over.
       继续溯流而上，葡萄园开始淡去，柑橘园和杏树多了起来。
12. VERB 使（调味汁或液体）变稀薄;使变淡
    To thin a sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it.
    1. It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly...
       可能有必要将酱汁稍稍稀释一下。
    2. Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.
       阿司匹林可以稀释血液，使其在变窄的血管里更顺畅地流动。
    3. Thin down means the same as thin .
       thin down 同 thin
    4. Thin down your mayonnaise with soured cream or natural yoghurt.
       用酸奶油或原味酸奶稀释蛋黄酱。
    5. ...an oil-based paint that was thinned down with white spirit.
       用石油溶剂油稀释了的油性油漆
13. 他的头发开始脱落，皮肤也老化了。 → see: His hair is thinning and his skin has lost all hint of youth.
14. PHRASE (耐心等)消磨掉，耗尽
    If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
    1. Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.
       议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。
15. on thin ice → see: ice

1. It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time
   当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。
2. By midnight the crowd had thinned.
   半夜时分，人群渐渐散去了。
3. The morning mist gradually thinned.
   朝雾渐渐地淡薄了。
4. She has thinned down a lot since last year.
   自去年以来她瘦了好多。
5. The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.
   这条小河变成细流了。
6. Indeed, as the saying goes, my blood has thinned.
   正如俗话所说，我的血液都变得稀薄了。
7. Mustard: sauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil, usually with sugar and seasonings added.
   以已经准备的芥末酱，用醋及植物油稀释，通常添加糖和调味料制成的酱汁。
8. He sprayed twice more as summer progressed, and as the apples matured, he thinned them.
   随着夏季的进程，他给树木喷了两次药炎，而当苹果成熟时，他就疏剪了枝叶。
9. The barber thinned out my thick hair.
   理发师把我浓密的头发削薄了一些。
10. Objective To investigate the application of thinned deltopectoral flap and expanded forehead flap in nasal reconstruction and its effect.
    目的探讨胸三角薄皮瓣及额部扩张皮瓣在鼻再造术中的应用及效果。
11. The oppression of the invaders had thinned down the population of the village.
    入侵者的压迫使这个村里的人口减少了。
12. The liquid appears to have thinned down.
    这种液体看起来好象变稀了。
13. War and disease had thinned the population.
    战争和疾病已使人口减少。
14. He thinned out the seedlings.
    他拔掉一些幼苗使它们变得稀疏。
15. Prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar and seasonings.
    精制的芥末，掺有醋、食用油、糖和调味品。
16. Watercolours are pigments ground with gum arabic and gall and thinned with water in use.
    水彩颜料是由色料与阿拉伯树胶和胆汁碾磨，然后加水稀释而成。
17. The protective ozone layer above the Earth has been thinned.
    地球上方具有保护作用的臭氧层正变得越来越稀薄了。
18. When the crowd thinned, we left the square.
    人群散开的时候，我们离开了广场。
19. They plucked the long grass and nettles from the tombs, thinned the poor shrubs and roots.
    他们拔除了坟墓上的茂草和荨麻，砍断矮树和根株。
20. At last the traffic thinned out.
    交通车辆终于变得稀少了。
21. He thinned the wine by adding water.
    他往酒里加水把它稀释。
22. He thinned the stick with a knife.
    他用小刀把那根棍子削细。
23. At last the crowd thinned.
    最后，人群散开了。
24. A nwe kind of thinned cylinder array with discrete baffle has been designed.
    本文设计了一种新型的离散障板稀疏圆柱基阵。
25. Gypsum and halite are simply thinned or removed altogether.
    石膏与岩盐则逐渐变薄或完全被溶解掉。
26. Her voice thinned down to a whisper as people turned to shush her.
    当人们回过头来嘘她时，她就放低嗓门讲话了。
27. The traffic had thinned out by then-we were out of London.
    我们出了伦敦之后交通就不那么拥挤了。
28. Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out.
    小镇的尽头房子慢慢地变稀疏了。
29. Famine and war have thinned the population.
    灾荒和战争使人口减少了。
30. Rupert moved off through the crowd which thinned rapidly and fell in behind him.
    鲁帕特挤出人群向外走去。人群一下子散掉了一些。许多人都随他走了。

adj

1. mixed with water
   1. sold cut whiskey
   2. a cup of thinned soup

   Synonym:    cutweakened