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slender

adjective
🔊/ˈslendə(r)/
🔊/ˈslendər/
(comparative slenderer, superlative slenderest)
You can also use more slender and most slender.
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  1. (approving) (of people or their bodies人或人体) thin in an attractive way 苗条的；纤细的synonym slim
    • her slender figure她苗条的身材
    • long, slender fingers修长纤细的手指
    • a slender young woman苗条的年轻女子
    Extra Examples
    • Those jeans make you look very slender.那条牛仔裤令你看起来身材修长。
    • her boyishly slender figure她孩子气的苗条身材
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • long slender…
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  2. thin or narrow细的；窄的
    • a glass with a slender stem高脚酒杯
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • long slender…
    See full entry
  3. small in amount or size and hardly enough微薄的；不足的
    • to win by a slender margin/majority以微弱优势／多数获胜
    • people of slender means (= with little money)穷人
    • Australia held a slender 1–0 lead at half-time.澳大利亚队在上半场结束时以 1:0 的微弱优势领先。🔊🔊
    • These claims are based on slender evidence.这些主张基于苗条的证据。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • fairly
    • pretty
    • rather
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.