underweight

英 [ˌʌndəˈweɪt]

美 [ˌʌndərˈweɪt]

adj.  体重不足的; 未达到正常体重的

BNC.32967 / COCA.23905

牛津词典

adj.

• 体重不足的；未达到正常体重的
  weighing less than the normal or expected weight
  1. She is a few pounds underweight for (= in relation to) her height.
     就其身高而言，她的体重还差几磅。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 体重偏轻的；过瘦的
  If someone isunderweight, they are too thin, and therefore not healthy.
  1. Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
     近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。

英英释义

adj

• being very thin
  1. a child with skinny freckled legs
  2. a long scrawny neck
  Synonym:scraggyboneyscrawnyskinnyweedy

双语例句

• These disorders, which usually have a psychological component, may lead to underweight, obesity, or malnutrition.
  这些病症通常带有心理方面的成份，可以导致重量过轻、肥胖症或是营养不良。
• Further research is now needed to investigate whether underweight and overweight people have abnormalities in these circuits.
  现在还需进行更深入的研究以探明体重过轻与过重的人的大脑回路是否也存在异常。
• The child is underweight. I'm trying to fatten him up as fast as I can.
  这孩子体重不足。我正设法尽快地使他壮实起来。
• The underweight child has begun to fill out after regular exercises.
  这个偏瘦的孩子在进行了一段有规律的锻炼后开始长壮了。
• However it found 4 per cent were overweight in bonds and 37 per cent underweight in equities.
  然而调查发现，4%的基金经理持有的债券权重较大，而37%的基金经理持有的股票权重较轻。
• Their son appeared underweight for his size and age.
  按体型和年龄来说，他们的儿子似乎太瘦了。
• This is a tough time for underweight foreign investors because the market is no longer cheap.
  对于在中国股市配置偏低的境外投资者，眼下是一个艰难时刻，因为该市场已不再便宜。
• The baby was dangerously underweight at birth.
  这婴儿出生时体熏严重不足。
• In the process, UBS have downgraded their views of Korea and Taiwan to underweight.
  在此过程中，瑞银已将韩国和台湾股市的评级下调为减持。
• His underweight militated against his ever becoming a good sprinter.
  他体重不足，这使他难以成为一个好的短跑运动员。