lanky

英 ['læŋkɪ] 美['læŋki]
  • adj. 瘦长的

畅通词汇

词态变化


比较级: lankier;最高级: lankiest;

中文词源


lanky 瘦长而笨拙的

来自lank,头发稀疏瘦长的,后形容人瘦长而笨拙。

英英释意


1. tall and thin and having long slender limbs;
"a gangling teenager"
"a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
2. ungracefully tall and thin

英文词源


lanky (adj.)
1630s, "straight and flat," used of hair, from lank + -y (2); sense of "awkwardly tall and thin" is first recorded 1818. Related: Lankiness.

实用场景例句


a tall, lanky teenager
身材瘦长的少年

牛津词典

He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy.
他身高6英尺4英寸,瘦高个儿,大长腿。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man.
这个瘦长难看的孩子几乎在一夜之间就变成了一个英俊的少年.

期刊摘选

For one, a tall, lanky guy in dirty jeans with greasy blond hair was nearing me.
他穿着脏衣服,一头油性金发,算不上是花花公子, 但是,他确实有一副好牙, 有一双漂亮的眼睛.

期刊摘选

She is a lanky and unattractive girl.
她是一个瘦长的不吸引人的女孩儿.

期刊摘选

Each time, I a lanky lighthouse , my red face beaming for all to see.
每一次当我面向聚光灯的时候, 所有人都看得见我通红的脸.

期刊摘选

If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around feet in forgiveness.
如果你朝他丢东西, 他就会蜷缩起自己瘦长的身躯,盘起腿,请求你的原谅.

期刊摘选

An imposing presence , lanky and angular at 6 feet 8 inches tall, Mr.
加尔布雷思先生,6英尺8英寸的个子, 瘦瘦高高,这样的体形给人留下了难忘的印象.

期刊摘选

He is a lanky teenager.
他是个瘦削的少年.

期刊摘选

Third, the use upward growth's lanky plant will also increase the thin high ingredient.
第三, 利用向上生长的瘦长植物也会增加瘦高的成分.

期刊摘选

Will is tall and quiet lanky.
威尔是高高的,安静的,瘦瘦的.

期刊摘选

Diop can still recall a lanky and athletic a Moute at the camp in 2003.
迪奥普仍记得2003年训练营中那个瘦削却运动能力十足的巴莫特.

期刊摘选

The lanky Europe , stop our Kingdom of Heaven's gold armored andhorses.
瘦瘦的欧罗巴,挡不住天朝的金戈铁马.

期刊摘选

Tom was a lanky boy with long skinny legs.
汤姆是一个腿很细的瘦高个儿.

《简明英汉词典》

She was transformed from a lanky adolescent into a willowy young woman.
她从一个瘦削的少女变成一位苗条的少妇.

期刊摘选

The first recognised'breed'probably resembled a swift, lanky greyhound , developed for its speed in hunting.
首先被认可的 “ 品种 ” 可能跑的很快, 过分瘦长的灵狮, 在寻找食物时锻炼了它们的速度.

期刊摘选

a tall, lanky teenager
身材瘦长的少年

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy.
他身高6英尺4英寸,瘦高个儿,大长腿。

柯林斯例句