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thin /θɪn/► SEE ALLappear, etc. out of thin airbe skating/walking on thin icebe/get thin on topdisappear, etc. into thin airhave a thin time (of it)(as) thin as a rakethe thin end of the wedgethick/thin on the groundtread/walk a fine/thin line(have) a thick/thin skinspread yourself too thinthrough thick and thinwear thin
●appear, etc. out of thin ˈairappear, etc. suddenly from nowhere or nothing 突然凭空出现◆The car seemed to appear out of thin air. I didn’t have time to brake.
那辆车不知打哪儿冒出来的，我没来得及剎车。◆She seems to conjure wonderful costumes out of thin air.
她好像凭空变出了漂亮的戏服。●be skating/walking on ˌthin ˈicebe in a risky or dangerous situation 如履薄冰；身处险境；冒着危险◆They were skating on very thin ice, publishing the election result before it had been confirmed.
他们抢在选举结果确认之前将其发布，真是冒险之举。●be/get thin on ˈtop (informal) without much hair on the head; be/go bald 头发稀疏；开始谢顶◆Max is only 30 but he’s already getting a bit thin on top.
马克斯只有 30 岁，但他已经开始有点谢顶了。●disappear, etc. into thin ˈairdisappear, etc. suddenly and in a mysterious way 突然消失；神秘失踪◆The money vanished into thin air. Nobody knows what happened to it.
钱不翼而飞，谁也不知道是怎么回事。●have a thin ˈtime (of it) (BrE, informal) be in an unsuccessful period in your business 事业不成功；生意不景气◆Small businesses are having a thin time of it at the moment, and many are closing down.
现在小企业都不太景气，很多都要关门了。●(as) thin as a ˈrake (of a person 人) very thin 骨瘦如柴◆You’re as thin as a rake. You certainly don’t need to diet.
你瘦得跟竹竿似的，肯定不用节食。●the thin ˌend of the ˈwedge (especially BrE) used for saying that you fear that one small request, order, action, etc. is only the beginning of sth larger and more serious or harmful （不好的事情的）开始，端倪，苗头◆The government says it only wants to privatize one or two railway lines, but I think it’s the thin end of the wedge. They’ll all be privatized soon.
政府声称只打算把一两条铁路线私有化，可是我觉得这只是个开头，很快所有的铁路都会私有化。 NOTE A wedge is a piece of wood, metal, etc. with one thick end and one thin pointed end that you use to keep two things apart or to split wood or rock. * wedge 指楔子。 ●thick/thin on the ˈground (BrE) if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place 遍地皆是；寥寥无几◆Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.一年中这个时节顾客寥寥无几。◆Good science teachers are thin on the ground.优秀的理科教师屈指可数。●tread/walk a fine/thin ˈlinebe in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake 处于困境（或险境）；如履薄冰◆He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.他是在幽默和粗鲁之间走钢丝。●(have) a thick/thin ˈskin (informal) (be) not affected/affected by criticism or unkind remarks 脸皮厚／薄；禁得住／禁不住批评（或侮辱）◆A traffic warden needs a thick skin to take so much abuse from motorists.交通管理员需要脸皮厚一点才能招架得住开车人的辱骂。◆He’s got rather a thin skin for a politician. He’ll have to learn to take the odd unkind remark.作为一名政客，他的脸皮太薄了，他得学会承受各种各样的奚落之言。▸ ˌthick-ˈskinned, ˌthin-ˈskinned adjective ●spread yourself too ˈthintry to do so many different things at the same time that you do not do any of them properly 同时承担过多工作致使一样也干不好；分身乏术◆Are you sure you can manage an evening job as well? Don’t you think you’re spreading yourself a bit too thin?你肯定自己还能再干一份夜班活吗？你不觉得这样会令你有点顾不过来？●through ˌthick and ˈthinin spite of all the difficulties and problems; in good and bad times 不顾艰难险阻；甘苦与共◆He’s been a good friend to her through thick and thin.不论在顺境还是逆境中，他都是她的好朋友。●wear ˈthinbegin to become less; become less interesting or amusing 开始变薄（或变弱）；变得兴趣索然◆My patience is beginning to wear very thin.我开始失去耐心了。◆Don’t you think that joke’s wearing a bit thin?(= we have heard it many times before) 你难道不觉得重复讲这个笑话有点乏味吗？ |