词组 | thin |
释义 | thin [thinned, thinned, thinning] thin down 1. thin sth down • thin down sth to make a liquid weaker and less thick, by adding water or another liquid to it: ▪ The sauce tastes OK, but I think it needs thinning down. ▪ If the paint colour's too strong, try thinning it down by mixing in a little water. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑water down 2. thin down if a person or a part of their body thins down, they become thinner: ▪ After I started the `Body Shop' classes my hips really started to thin down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑slim down thin out 1. thin out if people, cars, houses etc thin out, there starts to be fewer of them, because some have moved away, or because you have moved past most of them: ▪ The crowd had thinned out now, and only a few people were left in the square. ▪ I don't usually go home until after 5.30, when the traffic begins to thin out. ▪ The Bangkok suburbs began to thin out, revealing fields in the distance and palm trees. 2. thin out sth • thin sth out to remove some plants or branches that are growing too closely together, in order to make space for others to grow: ▪ In early summer you should thin out the young plants to about three inches apart. |
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