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skinny

adjective
🔊/ˈskɪni/
🔊/ˈskɪni/
(comparative skinnier, superlative skinniest)
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  1. (informal, usually disapproving) very thin, especially in a way that you find unpleasant or ugly极瘦的；干瘦的；皮包骨的
    • skinny legs干瘦的腿
    • He was such a skinny kid.他是个瘦骨嶙峋的孩子。
    • She had wild hair and long skinny arms.她头发乱蓬蓬，胳膊瘦长。
    Topics Appearanceb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • on the skinny side
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  2. (of clothes衣服) designed to fit closely to the body紧身的
    • skinny jeans紧身牛仔裤
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  3. (informal) low in fat低脂肪的
    • a skinny latte脱脂拿铁咖啡

skinny

noun
🔊/ˈskɪni/
🔊/ˈskɪni/
[uncountable] (North American English, informal)
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  1. the skinny (on somebody/something) information about somebody/something, especially details that are not generally known（不公开的）信息；内幕消息
    • So what’s the skinny?那么瘦的是什么？
    • This book gives you the skinny on Hollywood.这本书披露了好莱坞的内幕。🔊🔊