scrawny

英 [ˈskrɔːni]

美 [ˈskrɔːni]

adj.  干瘦的; 瘦巴巴的

比较级：scrawnier　

TEM8

BNC.24581 / COCA.16827

牛津词典

adj.

• 干瘦的；瘦巴巴的
  very thin in a way that is not attractive

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 骨瘦如柴的;皮包骨头的
  If you describe a person or animal asscrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin.
  1. ...a scrawny woman with dyed black hair...
     染了黑发、骨瘦如柴的女人
  2. The vulture extended his scrawny neck.
     兀鹫伸出细长的脖子。

英英释义

adj

• being very thin
  1. a child with skinny freckled legs
  2. a long scrawny neck
  Synonym:scraggyboneyskinnyunderweightweedy
• inferior in size or quality
  1. scrawny cattle
  2. scrubby cut-over pine
  3. old stunted thorn trees
  Synonym:scrubbystunted

双语例句

• The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain.
  那只骨瘦如柴的小猫在屋外的雨中看起来很可怜。
• I'm not scared of you and your scrawny arms.
  瞧你那小细胳膊？难不成爷怕你？
• Perhaps, the scientists thought, the same would hold true for scrawny specimens versus the truly buff.
  科学家们想，或许对于瘦小的人，他们的听力比那些真正的大个子要灵敏。
• His T-shirt clung to his scrawny back.
  他的圆领衫贴着他瘦骨嶙峋的脊背。
• Lily wants a beefcake for a boyfriend and not some scrawny shrimp.
  莉莉想要一个身材健美的男朋友，而不是一个软脚虾。
• A few scrawny chickens were scratching around the yard.
  几只瘦骨嶙峋的鸡正在院子周围刨来刨去。
• He was a weak and scrawny boy, but daring nonetheless.
  范德科尔克是一个骨瘦如柴的孱弱男孩，但这丝毫没有减损他的勇敢。
• Hey, why would you wanna bother this scrawny kid?
  嘿，你为什么要打扰这个骨瘦如柴的人？
• Scrawny cattle; scrubby cut-over pine; old stunted thorn trees.
  瘦骨如柴的牛；矮小的被砍断的松树；老而矮小的荆棘。
• They are scrawny. That means the Kazakh herders have suffered, too.
  这意味着哈萨克族牧民的日子也不好过。