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词组 thin out
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thin out
thins, thinning, thinned
thin out
if a large number of people or things thin out, they become fewer in number
The crowds thin out as you travel further south.As the land sloped down to the river, the trees began to thin out.
thin out sth or thin sth out
to remove some plants from an area to make more space for the other plants to grow, or to remove part of a plant so that it becomes stronger and grows more quickly
I thinned out the strawberry plants in early spring.Thin out some of the larger clusters of apples so there is less weight on the branches.
phrasethin out1. 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 sththin 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.

thin out

1. To become less dense in a particular area; to scatter or spread out. You can tell how high up the mountain you're going by how much the vegetation begins thinning out. I think you're better off waiting until September before you travel to Barcelona, let all the tourists thin out a bit before you arrive.
2. To dilute something; to make something less concentrated. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thin" and "out." Try thinning the sauce out with a little bit of low-fat yoghurt. I swear the bartender is thinning out our drinks, because this tastes like nothing but soda.
3. To reduce the number of people or things some group or population. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thin" and "out." Hunters have been hired to thin out the herds of deer roaming the state. The horrible outbreak thinned the country's population out by nearly half in the space of just 5 years.

thin something out

to make something less dense; to scatter something. You will have to thin the young plants out, because there is not room for all of them. Can you thin out these young plants?

thin out

to spread out; to become less dense. The trees began to thin out as we got higher up the mountain. The crowd began to thin out as we got a little farther from the theater.

thin out

v.
1. To make something less dense or concentrated: A harsh winter thinned out the herd of deer. The chef thinned the sauce out with water.
2. To become less dense or concentrated: The air thinned out as we climbed up the mountain.
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