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flesh iW: He was tall and thin, with dark
hair. ffeX MXM, 0 She was looking pale and thin. M
ffiHlilSo 0 He is as thin as a rake (= very thin), ffe# o thin legs fflM
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HAIR ftA 3 not growing closely
together or in large
amounts #7$); thin grey hair # 3ft Ift j£ ft
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LIQUID 4 containing more
liquid than is normal or expected # ?$ (ft ; (ft ETfll runny : The sauce was thin and tasteless.
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SMOKE ft 5 fairly easy to see
through f£ JE JJf
& (ft; #ii|(ft: They fought their way through where the smoke was thinner.
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AIR 7 H 6 containing less oxygen than normal # f#
Ift;
#&4>lft
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SOUND /1 * -g- 7 (disapproving) high
and weak iHUlft; A £0] (ft; ft HfcJl (ft: Her thin voice trailed off into
silence.
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SMILE '0L% 8 not sincere or
enthusiastic AJtft^iSlft; ?$7fclft: He gave a thin smile.
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LIGHT jfc 9 not very bright Hi
(ft; Bf (ft : the
thin grey light of dawn
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POOR QUALITY ft jf\ 10 of
poor quality; lacking an
important quality (ft; :
a thin
excuse (= one that people are not likely to
believe) ft ft J8P (ft fe P O Their arguments all sound a little thin to
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thinness /’Ginnas/ noun [U] —see also thinly ITifll he skating/walking on thin ice to be taking a risk disappear, vanish, etc. into thin
'air to disappear suddenly in a mysterious way
'ft A% AS^Al^; have a thin 'time (of it)
(BrE, informal) to
have many problems or difficulties to deal with; to not be successful ill# ft I®
out of thin air from nowhere or nothing, as if by magic Aiftftftlfe the thin end of the 'wedge
(iespecially BrE) an
event or action that is the beginning of sth more serious and/or unpleasant (
ft (ft # % (ft ) thin on 'top (informal) without much
hair on the head AA#3?t ;
itf M: He’s starting
to get a little thin on top {= he’s losing his hair). ffeftMft^tlfM
7o a
thin ‘skin the lack of ability to
accept criticism, insults, etc. without becoming upset ; M R
ffi
EiTTl sensitive EGEI
a thick
skin — see
also thin-skinned(I) — more at ground n., line /?., spread
V.,
THICK adj., WEAR
V.
m adv. (thin-ner, thinnest)
in
a way that produces a thin piece or layer of sth $£$£jfe: Don’t spread it too thin, ft Sci&f#A$lo 0 I like my bread sliced thin. fSUXfcfc-KjA
*ftlftffi&o
m
verb
(-nn-)
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LIQUID ft ft 1 [VN] ~ sth (down)
(with sth) to make a
liquid less thick or strong
by adding water or another substance ( Thin the paint
with water.
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OF HAIR frX 2 to become less thick a
middle-aged man with thinning hair
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BECOME LESS THICK 3 ~ (sth) (out) to become less
thick or fewer in number;
to make sth less thick or fewer, for example by removing some things or people
( ft ) $#$7 [V] The clouds thinned
and the moon shone through. AiHWr#, & 7ft 0 The crowd had thinned out and only a
few people were left. RfiJft/lftAo
0 [VN] Thin out the
seedlings to about 10cm apart. 10
Mfto
thine /5am/ pron., det. (old use)
apron,
a word meaning ‘yours’, used when talking to only one person ( ) ftft ( ftf
m)
m det. the form of thy that is used before a
vowel or ‘h’, meaning ‘your’ ( thy ft
R—#7
5$, )m
thing On /0m/ noun
OBJECT
1
[C] an object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to,
or because you do not know it 7 H; $}-. Can you pass me that thing
over there? 0 S^es verY
fond of sweet things (= sweet foods). 4fe# # Stf
#0
o He’s just
bought one of those exercise things. ffeRi] ^7-§iJ]|;f f to O Turn that thing off while I’m talking to you! fSfPfti&if 2
[C] an
object that is not alive in
the way that people and plants are ft; #7np; 0%: Don’t treat her like that— she’s a
person, not a thing! MU:
A, ftji
0
He’s good at
making things with his hands, ffe # 7 ft 7 $|J ft p°n 0 o
She took no
interest in the people and things around her. M^j^BIftAffl^^AAISo
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POSSESSIONS/EQUIPMENT ff\ ft $ ; iU 3 things [pi ] objects, clothing or
tools that belong to sb or are used for a particular purpose ( ftAM ) op , AIR; ( ® ft ) $] M: Shall I help you pack your
things?
? 0 Bring your swimming things with you. fit
± ffl pp
o 0 I’ll just
clear away the breakfast things. 0
Put your
things
(= coat,
etc.) on and let’s go.
SYNONYMS HX
things
stuff ♦ possessions ♦ junk ♦ belongings ♦ goods ♦ valuables
These are all
words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a
particular time.
mmm-o
things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that
you own or that are used for a particular purpose
air. mm*-, sham
help you pack your things? ffift tT A ? o
Bring
your swimming things. op 0
stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names,
when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking
about if^ftvA
tJqnq. IfttJl: Where’s all my stuff?
*IWJ LA7? ;
possessions things that you own, especially
sth that can be moved *gftA!StfA ^At/qnq,
Prisoners
were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs. M itftft Aft
mUm At/qnq0
junk [U] things that are considered
useless or of little value It I’ve cleared out
all that old junk from the attic.
belongings possessions that can be moved,
especially ones that you have with you at a particular time tudj/A AlaKtft^qri:
Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the
plane.
goods (rather formal or technical) possessions that can be moved ( oTI&i§#J ) &Ajft7ft He was
found guilty of handling stolen goods.
!»o
valuables things that are worth a lot of
money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras ) :
Never
leave cash or other valuables lying around,
^fe^Stfq°qi#^Mo
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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personal things/stuff/possessions/belongings
n worldly possessions/belongings/goods
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to collect/gather/pack (up) your/the things/stuff/
possessions/belongings
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to go through/look through/search sb’s/your/the
things/stuff/possessions/belongings
ANYTHING ft ft. A ft' 4 a thing [sing.] used with
negatives to mean ‘anything’ in order to emphasize what you are