thin

Tính từ

(-nner; -nnest)

mỏng, mảnh

a thin sheet of metal

một tấm kim loại mỏng

a thin piece of string

một sợi dây mảnh

gầy

her illness had left her looking pale and thin

bệnh tật đã làm cho cô ta trông xanh và gầy

thưa, mỏng; loãng

a thin mist

một lớp sương mù mỏng

the population is thin in this part of the country

miền này của đất nước dân cư thưa thớt

thin soup

món xúp loãng

yếu nghèo, nhạt

thin humour

khôi hài nhạt

a thin excuse

lý do bào chữa không thuyết phục

be skating on thin ice

xem skate

have a thin (thick) skin

xem skin

have a thin time [of it]

(khẩu ngữ) không thoải mái, chán ngán

the team's been having a thin time [of it] recently, not a single win in two months

mới đây đội bóng ở trong tâm trạng chán ngán, hai tháng mà không thắng trận nào

the thin end of the wedge

sự kiện có vẻ không quan trọng nhưng sẽ dẫn đến hậu quả nghiêm trọng

unions regard the government's intention to ban overtime as the thin end of the wedge

các nghiệp đoàn xem ý định của chính phủ cấm làm ngoài giờ sẽ dẫn tới những hậu quả nghiệm trọng

[be] thin on the ground

không nhiều, hiếm

through thick and thin

xem thick

vanish into thin air

biến mất hoàn toàn

wear thin

xem wear

Phó từ

[một cách] mỏng

don't cut the bread so thin

đừng cắt bánh mì mỏng thế

Động từ

(-nn)

(+ out) làm cho thưa; thưa đi

the crowd began to thin out

đám đông bắt đầu thưa bớt đi

thin the paint by adding turpentine

làm loãng bớt sơn bằng cách pha thêm dầu thông

(+ out) tỉa thưa (cây con, cho các cây còn lại phát triển tốt hơn)

(+ down) trở nên mảnh khảnh hơn

(+ down) pha loãng

thin down paint with white spirit

pha loãng sơn với xăng trắng

* Các từ tương tự:
thin-faced, thin-skinned, thine, thing, thingamy, thingie, thingy, thingum, thingumajig, thingumajig, thingumajik
adjective

thinner; -nest

[also more ~; most ~]

having a small distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces :not thick

thin paper/walls

a thin band/line/stripe

a thin coating/layer of dust

pizza with a thin crust

a thin slice of ham

not having a lot of extra flesh on the body :not fat

a thin child

She is very/too thin.

thin legs <SYNR

synonyms see2lean</SYNR

not growing closely together

a thin stand of trees :not growing in a large amount

thin hair

His hair is a little thin on top. = He's a little thin on top. [=he does not have a lot of hair on the top of his head]

having less than the usual, original, or needed number or amount

Attendance at the carnival was a bit thin. [=low]

My patience was wearing/running thin. [=I was becoming less patient]

of a liquid :flowing very easily :containing a lot of water

thin broth/gravy/soup

having less oxygen than normal

thin air

a thin atmosphere

easy to see through

The fog was relatively thin.

a thin mist

not large or impressive

a thin [=very small] margin of victory

She has a thin [=narrow] lead in the polls.

not very good, useful, etc. :weak

thin arguments/explanations

That excuse is pretty thin.

The story's plot is pretty thin.

His argument quickly wore thin.

a thin smile [=a weak smile that does not seem sincere]

of a voice :weak and high

a high, thin voice

(a) thin skin

xem skin

disappear/vanish into thin air

to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious

The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.

have a thin time (of it)

Brit :to be in a difficult situation especially because you do not have enough money

He was having a thin time of it until his novel started selling.

on thin ice

xem ice

out of thin air

used to say that someone or something appears in a sudden and unexpected way

He appeared out of thin air. [=out of nowhere]

the thin end of the wedge

Brit :the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc.

The bank's decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates]

thin on the ground

Brit :existing or occurring in very small amounts

Useful suggestions have been thin on the ground lately. [=there have been very few useful suggestions lately]

through thick and thin

xem thick

verb

thins; thinned; thinning

to make (something or someone) thin or thinner or to become thin or thinner: such as

to become less crowded, close together, or full [no obj]

The crowd gradually thinned [=grew smaller] as the night went on.

The trees thinned as we climbed higher. [=there were fewer trees as we climbed higher] [+ obj]

The bad weather thinned (out) the crowd a little.

He plans to thin (out) the young carrots in the garden. [=to remove some of them so that there is more room between the remaining carrots]

[+ obj] :to make (a liquid) less thick by adding water or some other liquid to it

He added a little more water to thin the gravy.

[no obj] of a person's hair :to become less thick as more hairs fall out over time

His hair is thinning. = He has thinning hair.

[no obj] of fog, smoke, etc. :to become easier to see through :to become less thick or dense

The haze thinned in the late afternoon.

to become less fat or to make (someone) less fat [no obj]

usually + down

She's thinned down a lot in the past year. [+ obj]

His face has been thinned by illness.

adverb

thinner; -nest

[also more ~; most ~] :in a way that makes thin pieces, layers, etc.

She sliced the cheese thin.

* Các từ tương tự:
thine, thing, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingummy, thingy, think, think tank, thinkable
adjective

Douglas is quite thin as a result of his illness

slim

slender

lean

spare

slight

lanky

spindly

skinny

thin as a rail or reed or rake

wispy

twiggy

skeletal

gaunt

gangling

bony

emaciated

cadaverous

meagre

scrawny

all skin and bones

scraggy

undernourished

underfed

underweight

undersized

puny

sparse

hollow-cheeked

(half-)starved

pinched

withered

shrunken

shrivelled (up)

This year's harvest has been very thin

sparse

unsubstantial

poor

scant

insufficient

inadequate

slight

worthless

unimportant

deficient

skimpy

unplentiful

paltry

piddling

Draw a thin line between the columns. Please slice the bread thin

attenuated

threadlike

stringlike

pencil-thin

fine

narrow

Harry gave some thin excuse for being late

flimsy

weak

feeble

slight

unsubstantial

insubstantial

fragile

frail

poor

lame

unbelievable

unconvincing

She had nothing but a thin negligee to protect her from the cold

airy

filmy

diaphanous

gossamer

sheer

light

delicate

chiffon

silky

silken

gauzy

translucent

see-through

transparent

My dinner, as usual, consisted of thin gruel and a dry crust

watery

watered down

dilute(d)

weak

unsatisfying

Good managers are thin on the ground

thin on the ground

rare

uncommon

scarce

few (and far between)

unusual

hard to come by or find

scant

scanty

verb

At one end, thin the dowel to a point

Often

thin down

draw out

attenuate

reduce

trim

cut down

prune

sharpen

They always thin the wine with some water. The crowd thinned out after a while

Often

thin down or out

dilute

water (down)

decrease

reduce

diminish

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