slender
adj
(-er, -est)
1 (approv 褒)
(a) not very wide but comparatively long or high 细长的; 纤细的
slender fingers 纤细的手指
a slender waist 细腰
a wineglass with a slender stem 高脚杯.
(b) (of people) slim (指人)瘦长的, 苗条的
a slender girl, figure 苗条的女孩、 身段
a slender, graceful ballet-dancer 苗条而动作优美的芭蕾舞演员. =>Usage at thin 用法见thin.
2 small in amount or size; inadequate; scanty 微薄的; 不足的; 微少的
a slender income 微薄的收入
people of slender means, ie with little money 贫穷的人们
win by a slender margin 险胜.
When someone dies, all the relations, old and young, come to the marae for the Maori burial service.
当某人死亡后,所有亲戚,无论老幼,均要到集会地参加毛利人的葬礼。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.