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lithe

adjective
🔊/laɪð/
🔊/laɪð/
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  1. (of a person or their body人或人体) moving or bending easily, in a way that is attractive优美柔软的；易弯曲的；柔韧性好
    • a tall lithe figure高个子
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLithe is used with these nouns:
    • body
    • figure
    • grace
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English līthe ‘gentle, meek’ also ‘mellow’, of Germanic origin; related to German lind ‘soft, gentle’.