gaunt
英 [ɡɔːnt]
美 [ɡɔːnt]
adj. (常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而)瘦削憔悴的; 寒碜的; 破败的
比较级:gaunter
Collins.1 / BNC.15556 / COCA.15460
牛津词典
adj.
- (常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而)瘦削憔悴的
very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough food, or worry- a gaunt face
憔悴的面容
- a gaunt face
- 寒碜的;破败的
not attractive and without any decoration
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (因生病、焦虑等)瘦削的,憔悴的
If someone looksgaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried.- Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
他看起来消瘦而疲惫,却说没什么可担心的。
- Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
- ADJ-GRADED (建筑物)寒碜的,非常不起眼的,难看的
If you describe a building asgaunt, you mean it is very plain and unattractive.- Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。
- Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
英英释义
adj
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- emaciated bony hands
- a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
- eyes were haggard and cavernous
- small pinched faces
- kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
双语例句
- The limestone statue has gaunt cheeks and-most strikingly-a tipless nose.
这尊用石灰岩雕成的人像有着瘦削的脸颊,而且,在脸上赫然可见的是一只没有鼻翼的鼻子。 - Legend in the area spoke of small gaunt yellow faced men who came from the clouds long ago.
该地传说谈到很久以前来自云中的瘦小憔悴黄色脸的人。 - His gaunt, slightly stooping figure.
他那骨瘦如柴、微微佝偻的身材。 - I just sized up the short and gaunt guy in front of me.
我仔细地打量着眼前这个骨瘦如柴的家伙。 - A tall, gaunt man in armor, he has many comical adventures with his fat squire, Sancho Panza.
又瘦又高的唐吉诃德身披铠甲,和他的胖随从桑科·潘萨经历了很多滑稽的探险。 - He was a gaunt old man.
他是一位瘦削的老人。 - Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
他看起来消瘦而疲惫,却说没什么可担心的。 - The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck.
这个老人瘦而憔悴,而且后脖子上有很深的皱纹。 - The eyes of the gaunt spectre darkened again, as they had in his youth.
于是这瘦鬼的两眼又黯然出神,就同他年青时代的眼睛一样。 - His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.
他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。